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Tool Steel Forgings & Castings
Tool steels are engineered for wear, impact and thermal-fatigue resistance in tooling and high-stress industrial parts. Monmet supplies hot-work, cold-work and shock-resistant grades through its network of foundries and forges.
Quick answer
Tool steel is engineered for wear, impact and thermal-fatigue resistance in dies, molds and heavily stressed tooling. Hot-work, cold-work, shock-resistant and plastic-mold families are each suited to a different duty cycle. Monmet supplies forgings and castings through its network of foundries and forges, annealed or hardened to your specification.
Grade Families
Hot-work, cold-work, shock-resistant, high-speed and plastic-mold tool steels — the specific grade is set by your drawing or purchase order.
Melting & Cleanliness
Melt practice is chosen for inclusion control, which is what governs tool life in heavily stressed dies and industrial tooling.
Heat Treatment
Annealed (delivery), hardened and tempered to the hardness stated on your drawing or purchase order, set by whether the tooling is cold-work or hot-work.
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