Water-hardening tool steels are also known as group W steels. This group consists of three types, namely, W1, W2, and W3. The main alloying element found in group W steels is carbon. To increase the ...
The water hardening types of tool steel are covered by AS1239 ‘W’ grades and these are shallow hardening. These steels contain around 1% carbon and may have small additions of vanadium for grain ...