3cr2mobsca tool steel
7 Main Types of Tool Steels Metallurgy
Estimated Reading Time 8 mins Water-Hardening Tool Steels (Symbol W) These tool steels are essentially plain carbon tool steels Shock-Resisting Tool Steels (Symbol S) ADVERTISEMENTS The primary characteristics of Mould Steels (Symbol P) These tools steels are used to make moulds for plastics. The steels Cold-Work Tool Steels This groups forms the most important group of tool steels as majority of Hot Work Tool Steels (Symbol H) These tool steels are used mainly for high temperature metal High Speed Steels High speed steels are highly alloyed tools steels developed initially to do high Special Purpose Tools Steels There are certain steels for specific applications but are too