Typical Application: Tool steel for universal use, highly stressed plastic moulds, mould inserts for high hardeness and abrasive stress, blanking and stamping tools for all types cutting sheet metals up to 6 mm thickness, cold forming dies, cutting and punching tools of all types, shear blades for paper, plastic and metalworking industries, reamers, thread chasers and cutting tools,pressure pads, guide pins, taps, measuring tools, precision calipers and plug gauges, woodworking tools, plastic and rubber compression moulds, deep drawing tools, clipping beds and punches, industrial knives, ejector pins, drills, guide strips, broaches, box grooves, clamping plates. Heat Treatment: Forge: at **0?****0? Cool slowly and anneal immediatedly Anneal: at **0?***0? Cool slowly in furnace Stress Relieve: at to **0?***0? Cool in still air Harden: Preheat at **0?***0? raise to **0?****0? Cool in air, iol or into salt bath held at **0?***0? and then air cool
