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TOOL STEEL [1 record]

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Record 1 2026-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steel
DEF

A material used to make tools, offering high hardness and abrasion resistance due to its high carbon and alloy content.

OBS

Tool steels are used in implements for mechanical operations such as cutting, sawing, bending, forming, stamping, extruding, forging, and [many] others.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acier
DEF

Matériau destiné à la fabrication d'outils, caractérisé par une dureté et une résistance à l'abrasion élevées grâce à une forte teneur en carbone et en éléments d'alliage.

OBS

Deux grandes classes d'aciers à outils peuvent être considérées : les aciers pour outils travaillant à froid [et] les aciers pour outils travaillant à chaud ou subissant un échauffement en cours de travail.

Key term(s)
  • acier à outil
  • acier pour outil

Spanish

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