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
    Product

    Uddeholm Caldie

    Uddeholm Dievar

    Uddeholm Formvar

    Uddeholm Impax Supreme

    Uddeholm Orvar 2 Microdized

    Uddeholm Orvar Supreme

    Uddeholm QRO 90 Supreme

    Uddeholm Unimax

    Uddeholm Vidar 1

    Uddeholm Vidar Superior

    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

    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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