tool steel
Die-making metal
Tool steel is steel alloyed and heat-treated to exceptional hardness and durability, used for making cutting tools, dies, and molds.
Different grades optimize for specific properties—some resist heat, others hold sharp edges, others withstand impact.
The machinist selected a high-speed tool steel for the drill bits.
Sixth element, atomic symbol C
- chromiumElement twenty-four
- molybdenumElement forty-two
- vanadiumElement twenty-three, hardens steel
- tungstenElement seventy-four
cobalt · nickel · manganese · silicon · alloy · high-speed · shock-resistant · M2
Controlled heating and cooling
- quenchingRapid cooling process
- annealingHeat-softening of metals
- hardeningBecoming less soft
- case hardeningStrengthening metal's outer layer
stress relief · normalizing · Rockwell · hardness · brittleness · microstructure · distortion · soaking
Rotating shaping machine
- millGrain-crushing facility
- drillHole-boring device
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
turning · boring · milling · CNC · EDM · precision · tolerance · broaching
Stop being alive
- punchStrike with fist
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- chiselEdged carving implement
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
drill bit · saw blade · mold · gauge · shear · reamer · broach · knife
Resilient durability under strain
- hardnessResistance to penetration
- strengthPower to exert force
- rigidityState of being unbending
- machinabilityEase of machining
carbon
Sixth element, atomic symbol C
- chromiumElement twenty-four
- molybdenumElement forty-two
- vanadiumElement twenty-three, hardens steel
tungsten · cobalt · nickel · manganese · silicon · alloy · high-speed · shock-resistant · M2 · A2
tempering
Controlled heating and cooling
case hardening · stress relief · normalizing · Rockwell · hardness · brittleness · microstructure · distortion · soaking · decarburization
lathe
Rotating shaping machine
cutting · turning · boring · milling · CNC · EDM · precision · tolerance · broaching · reaming
die
Stop being alive
tap · drill bit · saw blade · mold · gauge · shear · reamer · broach · knife · stamping
toughness
Resilient durability under strain
- materialsmetal, metals, wood, ceramic, fabric
- durable materialstitanium, tungsten, diamond, carbon fiber, kevlar
- steel thingsrebar, I-beam, girder, sheet metal, ball bearing
- blacksmithinganvil, anvils, forge, forges, bellows
- Alloysbrass, bronze, pewter, solder, amalgam
- hard materialsdiamond, tungsten carbide, corundum, synthetic diamond, titanium
tool steelsoft iron
Low-carbon, easily shaped iron
wrought iron · lead · tin · soft metal · aluminum
tool steelpig iron
Unrefined smelted metal
scrap metal · structural steel · base metal · cast iron · rebar
tool, steel, tools, utensil, metallic, steeled, toolbox, steeling, steelworker