Thixocasting Steel Hand Tools using Al2O3-coated Steel and Molybdenum Dies

• Published in: Steel research international Vol. 81; no. 7; pp. 581 - 588
• Main Authors: Bünck, M., Subasic, E., Bührig-Polaczek, A., Jiang, K., Münstermann, S., Schneider, J. M., Fickert, K., Günther, H.-J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.07.2010; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: Austenitic stainless steels; Casting; Chemical vapor deposition; Forging; Hand tools; Ion nitriding; Iron and steel industry; Molybdenum base alloys; Semi-solid; Semi-solid processing; Thixocasting; Tool steels; X39CrMo17 steel

Forging is state‐of‐the‐art for producing hand tools on an industrial scale. Due to high demands on the stiffness and the fracture toughness, high‐strength forging steels are used to provide cavity‐free components with high mechanical load capacity. Moreover, forging is a cost‐effective mass product...