Toolox 33 - AT A GLANCE
What kind of steel is the Toolox 33?
Toolox 33 comes with a lot of plus points like the very low residual stresses, high impact toughness and crack resistance. Due to the low carbon and alloy content this tool steel is suitable for both welding and thermos-cutting. With the ability to nitrate this material the surface hardness can be additionally increased and service life extended.
The combination of those characteristics makes Toolox 33 suitable for construction and wear parts and other mechanical components as well as plastic and rubber injection molds. It may also be polished and etched with exceptional results.
Properties
The tempered material can optimize the manufacturing process and thus reduce costs. Toolox 33 also has properties such as good wear resistance, good dimensional stability and good machinability, which make machining this material grade a good choice for many applications where precise dimensions and tolerances, durable performance in abrasive environments and a good balance between wear resistance and ease of processing are required.
Practically, this means:
- It is easy to polish
- Grainable
- Erodible
- Etchable
- Autogenous cutting
- Weldable
- Nitridable
- Hard chromium platable
- Working hardness is 30 – 36 HRC
Applications
Thanks to its high strength, good toughness and good mechanical properties the Toolox 33 can be used in a wide variety of industries. Toolox 33 can be used for engineering and tooling due to its wear resistance, durability, dimensional stability (as well under high temperatures) and toughness for moulds, die casting, stamping and forging.
Due to its surface hardness, impact strength and wear resistance it can be used for machine components:
- Ball bearings
- Cylinders
- Pins
- Bushings
The previously mentioned properties make the Toolox 33 to a useful material for:
- Mining equipment
- Wear plates
- Pump parts
- Wind turbines
- Gears
- Armor plates
- Shredder
- For manufaturing agricultural equipment like plough shears
- Mechanical engineering
- Machine parts
- Base plates
- Assembling parts
- Press brake tools
- Plate forming tools
- Wear parts
- Plastic moulds
- Moulding frames
- Rubber moulds
- Die casting moulds
- Guide rails
