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hot-work steel

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Noun1.hot-work steel - an alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat; used to make metal-cutting tools
tool steel - alloy steel that is suitable for making tools; is hard and tough and can retain a cutting edge


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Mold inserts are generally made of corrosion-resistant chrome steel, but ejector pros are usually made of hot-work steel, which is not corrosion resistant.
Sinking large-diameter blind holes into tough hot-work steels isn't easy, but die- and-moldmakers often have no choice.
Carburizaion is particularly dangerous in the hot-work steels that depend to a large extent on their relatively low carbon content for toughness.
 
 
 
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