{"id":1003,"date":"2026-09-15T05:57:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T05:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bpsteel.in\/?page_id=1003"},"modified":"2026-09-18T07:25:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T07:25:31","slug":"h13","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bpsteel.in\/index.php\/h13\/","title":{"rendered":"H13"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1003\" class=\"elementor elementor-1003\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f62389 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f62389\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e73fc8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e73fc8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">H13<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc55800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc55800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da950c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da950c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>H13 is one of the most widely used <strong>hot-work tool steels<\/strong>, offering an excellent balance of hot hardness, toughness, thermal-fatigue resistance and wear resistance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338bbb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"338bbb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chemical Composition<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40fe84d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40fe84d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09d56d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b09d56d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>C<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe5ee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbe5ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Si<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbf19b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dbf19b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mn<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-254497e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"254497e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cr<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fefcd3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fefcd3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mo<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e891a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31e891a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>V<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9f517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e9f517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>P\/S<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dccddde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dccddde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>0.32 &#8211; 0.45<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f8a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0f8a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>0.80 &#8211; 1.25<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e5263 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22e5263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>0.20 &#8211; 0.60<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-295479f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"295479f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>4.75 &#8211; 5.50<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e8779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5e8779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1.10 &#8211; 1.60<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac62b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ac62b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>0.80 &#8211; 1.20<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed8614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ed8614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&lt;0.03 each<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c57947 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c57947\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd43afa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd43afa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f140da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f140da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Heat Treatment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c52bab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c52bab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Soft annealing before machining.<\/li><li>Preheating followed by austenitizing around 1000\u20131050\u00b0C.<\/li><li>Air\/gas or controlled quenching.<\/li><li>Double tempering, commonly around 550\u2013650\u00b0C.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46df50d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46df50d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35fb392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35fb392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-id=\"b1bf8c7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f87a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f87a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mechanical Properties<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-288abc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"288abc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Typical working hardness : 44 &#8211; 52 HRC.<\/li><li>Can be heat treated to approx. 50 &#8211; 54 HRC.<\/li><li>Excellent thermal-fatigue resistance.<\/li><li>Good hot hardness.<\/li><li>Good toughness and dimensional stability.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6541aef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6541aef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f52b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25f52b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Equivalent Grades<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e56f75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e56f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>AISI<\/strong>: H13<\/li><li><strong>DIN<\/strong>: 1.2344<\/li><li><strong>DIN EN<\/strong>: X40CrMoV5-1<\/li><li><strong>JIS<\/strong>: SKD61<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f9e0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1f9e0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae1a73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ae1a73\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12dbb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d12dbb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Applications<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327deda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"327deda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Die-casting dies<\/li><li>Aluminium extrusion dies<\/li><li>Hot forging dies<\/li><li>Hot punches<\/li><li>Hot shear blades<\/li><li>Extrusion tooling<\/li><li>Plastic mould components<\/li><li>Inserts, cores and cavities<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f996473 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f996473\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36666f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c36666f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title 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