Tool Steel Investment Castings
Texmo Precision Castings pour a wide variety of tool steels at our foundries in Warsaw, Indiana and Coimbatore, India.
We have been at the forefront of the tool casting industry for many years, with many of the biggest names in the industry choosing our tried and trusted casting process and world class foundries to provide them with the precision tooling grade castings they demand.
Our frequently cast materials include:
| Alloy Name | Characteristics | Usages |
| A-2, A-6, H-11, H-13, H-43, T-1 | Air Hardening Steels | Construction |
| D-2, D-3, 0-1, 0-2, M-2, M-42 | Oil Hardening Steels | Construction |
| S-1, S-4, S-5, S-7 | Water Hardening Steels | Construction |
Typical Tool Steel Characteristics
Tool steels are as the name suggests used to make “tools” which then go on to form the shapes of other alloys. The reason for this is;
- Resistance to abrasion and deformation
- Ability to hold a cutting edge even at elevated temperatures
- Tool steels can be “worked” at both cold and elevated temperatures
- Temperature resistance
- Shock resistance, the do not easily fracture when a force is applied