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Tool steel is produced by one of two different methods. They are the conventional method and the powder metal method of production. Most tool steels are produced using the conventional method.

This method involves loading a crucible with the proper amounts of each element including iron, carbon, manganese and chromium etc. An electrical currrent is passed through the charge through use of an electrode. The metals melt and are poured into a mold to form an ingot. This ingot solidifies and forging and rolling processes are performed on it until it forms the desired size and shape.

In the powder metal process, the metals are loaded and melted in the crucible, then the molten metal is passed through a high-pressure gas jet where it is immediately frozen into micro-ingots. Each one of these micro-ingots has the same chemical composition as the original melt. These micro-ingots, or powder, are encapsulated and hot isostatically pressed to form an ingot. This ingot is finish processed the same as the conventional method.

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