Hot Work Applications

The applications you find in hot work are some of the most demanding in the manufacturing environment. Uddeholm has been helping customers in these application areas for many years and they cover the following.

  • High pressure die casting HPDC
  • Forging
  • Press hardening/hot stamping
  • Extrusion

Uddeholm has a proven track record of helping customer improve their die and tool life in these applications areas and also to reduce the cost per part produced.

Uddeholm Hot Work Tool Steel Applications
35%

Abrasive wear resistance

60%

Adhesive wear resistance

75%

Ductility edge chipping resistance

50%

Toughness gross cracking resistance

45%

Hot wear resistance

80%

Plastic deformation resistance

75%

Heat checking resistance

85%

Premature cracking resistance

45%

Hot wear resistance

45%

Plastic deformation resistance

70%

Heat checking resistance

45%

Premature cracking resistance

50%

Polishability

30%

Wear resistance

60%

Corrosion resistance

90%

Toughness

40%

Hot wear resistance

40%

Plastic deformation resistance

40%

Heat checking resistance

35%

Premature cracking resistance

40%

Hot wear resistance

40%

Plastic deformation resistance

60%

Heat checking resistance

50%

Premature cracking resistance

55%

Hot wear resistance

60%

Plastic deformation resistance

80%

Heat checking resistance

35%

Premature cracking resistance

55%

Hot wear resistance

60%

Plastic deformation resistance

80%

Heat checking resistance

35%

Premature cracking resistance

60%

Hot wear resistance

60%

Plastic deformation resistance

70%

Heat checking resistance

40%

Premature cracking resistance

70%

Abrasive wear resistance

70%

Adhesive wear resistance

50%

Ductility edge chipping resistance

30%

Toughness gross cracking resistance

75%

Abrasive wear resistance

60%

Adhesive wear resistance

40%

Ductility edge chipping resistance

28%

Toughness gross cracking resistance

40%

Hot wear resistance

40%

Plastic deformation resistance

40%

Heat checking resistance

40%

Premature cracking resistance

40%

Hot wear resistance

50%

Plastic deformation resistance

60%

Heat checking resistance

85%

Premature cracking resistance

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