H-13 Hot Working Tool Steel

 
H-13 Hot Working Tool Steel

H-13 is a Tungsten-Free 5% Chrome/Moly alloy used on hot-work tools and dies.  It provides a good balance of toughness, heat check resistance and high temperature strength as well as moderate wear resistance.  Typically used for the repair and reclamation of AISI H-13 hot-work tool steel, repairs and overlay of Aluminum, Zinc and Magnesium die-casting dies, press forging dies and inserts.

Typical Applications:
Die casting dies, extrusion dies, plastic molding dies, hot forging dies, hot gripper and heading dies, hot mandrels, hot work punches, hot shear knives, core pins, ejector pins, Screw/tip components, mandrels, dummy blocks, bolsters and hot upset dies
 
Specifications:
UNS Number  T20813
AISI H-13
AMS 6408
ASTM A681
 
Hardness:
Rc 54-57

Typical Chemical Composition

 

C

Cr

Mn 

Mo

P

S

Si

V

W

0.32-0.45

4.75-5.50

0.20-0.50

1.10-1.75

0.030 max

0.030 max

0.80-1.20

0.80-1.20