Industrial Knife Steels (Slitting / Shearing / Food Processing / Hunting)

It is a high-carbon tool steel that consists of 12% Chromium. It has high wear resistance and toughness. This type of steel (AISI D2, DIN standard 1.2379) is the most common steel in cold work applications worldwide.

It is a high alloyed tool steel with a very broad property profile. It is also a very good steel for all types of surface treatments. This combination means that SLEIPNER is an extremely versatile conventional tool steel for medium run cold work tooling.  

A medium alloyed tool steel with a good resistance to both the abrasive and adhesive types of wear as well as good resistance to cracking. This combination makes RIGOR an all purpose tool steel for medium run cold work applications.

Calmax is a medium alloyed tool steel suitable for short and medium run tooling in applications where a very high chipping resistance is required. The property profile makes Calmax a robust cold work tool steel for heavy duty blanking and forming. 

Tool steel suitable for medium and long run tooling in applications where a very good abrasive wear resistance is needed. BOHLER K100 contains large carbides which are advantageous for abrasive wear resistance.  

Precision ground to provide a decarburisation free surface, plus a high wear resistance after heat treatment, making it ideal for a multitude of uses and applications: dies, press tools, punches, gauges, cams, jigs, machine, knives and marking devices.  

Suitable for applications where abrasive and adhesive wear are the dominant requirement, and resistance to chipping is also required. Cutting tools, punches and dies. Shear blades for soft adherent materials such as austenitic stainless, mild steel, copper, aluminium and thicker gauge high strength work material Thread rolling dies. Tool for drawing, deep drawing and cold extrusion. Cold rolling dies for forming sheet metal. 

Suitable for applications where increased abrasive wear resistance is required  compared to Vanadis 4, and resistance to chipping is also required.Suitable for cutting tools, punches and dies. Shear blades for soft adherent materials such as austenitic stainless, mild steel, copper, aluminium and thicker gauge high strength work material.Thread rolling dies. Tool for drawing, deep drawing and cold extrusion. Cold rolling dies for forming sheet metal. Fine Blanking tools.

Chromium Stainless steel with high hardness, wear resistance, and good corrosion resistance in the hardened and tempered condition. Can be hardened to 56 - 60 HRC hardness.Suitable for knives, slitters, ball bearings, rollers, needle rollers and ring used in non-marine corrosive environments.

A premium stainless mould steel for small and medium inserts and cores. It combines corrosion and wear resistance with excellent polishability, good machinability and stability in hardening. When compared with non stainless mould steel, Uddeholm Stavax ESR offers lower production costs by maintaining rust free cooling channels, assuring consistent cooling and cycle time.
This classic stainless tool steel is the right choice when rust in production
is unacceptable and where requirements for good hygiene are high, as
within the medical industry, optical industry and for other high quality
transparent parts.

Uddeholm Elmax SuperClean can also be used in the food processing industry and for industrial and custom knives, where a combination of corrosion resistance and wear resistance is required. 

A powder metallurgy martensitic chromium steel.Exhibits high wear resistance, good corrosion resistance and very good polishability / mirror finish.

Typical applications: moulds for the processing of chemically aggressive plastics containing abrasive fillers. Moulds for the processing of duroplasts and for the production of chips for the electronic industry. Screws for injection moulding machines; non-return valves and linings for injection moulding cylinders.

Special Applications: Machine components for the paper and food processing industries and high performance knives.

Uddeholm Vanax SuperClean is the long-awaited response to the market’s need for steel that is both strong and stainless. Combining the corrosion resistance of austenitic stainless steel such as AISI 316L, with a hardness of 60 HRC and the wear resistance of a cold work tool steel, opens up new opportunities. Where no previous materials suffice, this powder metallurgical steel grade offers resistance in the most corrosive environments possible. From start to finish, its unique material properties provide reliable performance in the most extreme conditions and for the most demanding working materials.

A modified, high quality martensitic stainless steel suitable for knives and tools used in the food processing industries.

Cutting tools(dies,punches) for normal and precision blanking.Extrusion tooling(cold and warm/semi-hot forming). Drawing and deep-drawing tools. Stamping tools.Thread rolling tools.Cold pilger rolling mandrels. Compression moulding dies for the processing of sintered parts. Knife applications. Extruder cylinders and conveyor screws. Mould inserts. Injection nozzles. Backflow check valves.