6- Heat Treating -Tool Steels
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![]() Tool steels are steels used to make tooling. The most common heat treatable tool steels are "W" type which is quenched in water, "A" type which is quenched in air, and "O" type which is quenched in oil.
The above animation by Sridharan P on Youtube demonstrates how tool steel punches and knives are used in a punch and die set to pierce, form or cut softer materials. However "soft" is always relative to the hardness of the tools used. |
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