Martensitic: Martensitic steels contain 11-17% chromium, less than 0.4% nickel, and up to 1.2% carbon. These magnetic and heat-treatable steels are used in knives, cutting tools, as well as dental and surgical equipment. Tool Steels Tool steels containtungsten, molybdenum,cobaltand vanadium in ...
A study has been undertaken to investigate which wear process is primarily responsible for restricting lifetime of cutting knives in wood processing industry. Therefore, three different cold work tool steels (Cr-content, 8 wt.%, C-content, 0.5-1.1 wt.%) have been analysed regarding their ...