Special Purpose Grades
- P-grade tool steel is short for plastic mold steels. They are designed to meet the requirements of zinc die casting and plastic injection molding dies.
- L-grade tool steel is short for low alloy special purpose tool steel. L6 is extremely tough.
- F-grade tool steel is water hardened and substantially more wear resistant than W-grade tool steel.
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