AISI H13 Rolled Alloy Tool Steel Round Bar

AISI H13 Rolled Alloy Tool Steel Round Bar

1: H13 Steel Introduction

AISI H13 alloy tool steel is a chromium-molybdenum-vanadium hot work tool steel as per ASTM A681 standard.It has good resistance to abrasion at low and high temperature,good toughness, and good resistance to thermal fatigue cracking (also known as heat checking).H13 provides excellent machinability with constant hardness during production activities,and also has excellent through-hardening properties and very limited distortion during hardening.

H13 Steel Stock in Warehouse

2: H13 Quality Standard

H13 steel according to ASTM A681.

3: H13 Steel Equivalent

4: H13 Steel Chemical Composition

5: H13 Steel Mechanical Properties

6: Qilu Company Profile

Hunan Qilu was engaged in steel exporting since 2008 year, the former was the sales company for Qilu Special Steel co.,ltd which was founded in 1986 year. Now Hunan Qilu Metal is one of most professional steel manufacturer and exporter in China. We already exported steel material to Germany, UK, Ireland, Greece, Italy, Poland,Belgium, Estonia, Latvia, Spain, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Czech republic, Finland, Russia, Belarus, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Venezuela, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, UAE, South Africa, Zambia, Australia etc.

7: Production Equipment

The company owns advanced special steel smelting facilities and forging processing equipment, the main steel-making equipment include 2 set of 50t and 25t ultra-high power electric arc furnaces, 2 set of 60t and 30t LF refining furnaces, 2 set of 60t and 30t vacuum degassing refining furnace. 4 sets of 1-20t electroslag re-melting furnaces.

The main forging equipment mainly include:3 sets of 3t 5t and 8t electro-hydraulic hammers, 3 sets of high-speed forging units of 1600t, 2000t and 4500t respectively.

8: Our Company Certificate

We already passed ISO 9000 : 2015 certificate of quality system, and we could supply steel forging material with all kinds of Classification Society Certification, such as ABS, ,DNV, BV, CCS etc. We also supplied steel material to oil industry with API certificate, such as API20B, API6A etc.

9: Stock&Warehouse

Besides forging material, we also supply hot rolled material from Dongbei special steel, Tiangong, Changcheng special steel, Lihuai Special Steel, Laisteel, Juneng steel, Yongsteel, Xinxin steel, Shijiazhuang steel etc. We have two warehouses for hot rolled material. Further processing such as heating treatment, rough machining and milled are also provided by us.

10: H13 Steel Overviews

11: H13 Steel Tolerance

12: Packing& Delivery

For the delivery, we will choose LCL, FCL and Bulk carrier according to order quantity. Usually if the quantity is less than 10tons, we will recommend LCL. If the quantity is more than 100tons, we will recommend bulk carrier. Usually FCL will be the most common for delivery.

In order to better ensure the safety of your goods, we will provide professional, environmentally friendly, convenient and efficient packaging services. Such as pallet, wooden box, package with woven bag etc.

13: H13 Steel Heat Treatment

Annealing

Heat slowly to 1550°-1650°F, hold until entire mass is heated through, and cool slowly in the furnace (40F per hour) to about 1000°F, after which cooling rate may be increased. Suitable precautions must be taken to prevent excessive carburization or decarburization.

Stress Relieving

When desirable to relieve the strains of machining, heat slowly to 1050°-1250°F, allow to equalize, and then cool in still air (Strain Relieving). Â

Preheat Prior to Hardening

Warm slightly before charging into the preheat furnace, which should be operating at 1400°-1500°F.

Hardening

H13 tool steel is a steel having very high hardenability and should be hardened by cooling in still air. The use of a salt bath or controlled atmosphere furnace is desirable to minimize decarburization, and if not available, pack hardening in spent pitch coke is suggested. The temperature employed is usually 1800°-1850°F, depending on size section.

Quenching

Quench in still air or dry air blast. If complicated forms are to be hardened, an interrupted oil quench can be used. Quench part in oil and remove from bath when it just loses its color (1000°-1100°F). Finish cooling to below 150°-125°F in air, then temper immediately.

Tempering

Tempering practice may vary with size and application, but is usually performed in the range of maximum secondary hardness or higher. Double tempering is recommended. The results below is H13 that was air quenched from 1800°F and tempered for 4 hours at various temperatures. The results may be used as a guide, keeping in mind that parts of heavy section or mass may be several points lower in hardness.

14: H13 Steel Application

H13 tool steel bar has excellent properties which is widely used in hot work and cold work applications.Typical applications include die casting dies for aluminium, magnesium and zinc, extrusion dies for aluminium and brass, liners, mandrels, pressure pads, followers, bolsters, die cases, die holders and adaptor rings for copper and brass extrusion. H13 is used to produce hot stamping and press forge dies, split hot heading dies, gripper dies, hot punching, piercing and trimming tools. Other applications include plastic moulds, shear blades for hot work and hot swaging dies.

15: Delivery Condition

For hot forged or hot rolled bar, usually the delivery condition is hot forged or rolled, annealed or QT, black surface or rough turned.
For hot forged plate, usually the delivery condition is hot forged, annealed or QT, milled surface.
For hot rolled plate, usually the delivery condition is hot rolled, annealed or QT, black surface.