Cut aluminium with hardned steel?

[Zudo]

Hi, I made a tool to cut a specific aluminium piece because there is nothing in market available for what I need, the tool will be hardened and the aluminium is soft, now I know that the tool will cut but will she last enough to do series of 400 pieces?

Thank you.

[djr76]

can you get more specific? hss is just hardened tool steel, so I suppose it should. back in the day, they even used hardened high carbon steel for cutting.

[Zudo]

Originally Posted by djr76 can you get more specific? hss is just hardened tool steel, so I suppose it should. back in the day, they even used hardened high carbon steel for cutting.

I supose too, the steel is C265 the aluminium is soft i don´t know the serie but should be about 2000 3000

Btw I think that HSS is diferent from hardned steel it's not the same treatment I think

[djr76]

Originally Posted by Zudo I supose too, the steel is C265 the aluminium is soft i don´t know the serie but should be about 2000 3000 Btw I think that HSS is diferent from hardned steel it's not the same treatment I think

yes I know, I differentiated that I thought

[packrat]

HSS is only different because of the alloy elements added to it. Each type of tool steel has different elements and amounts of them added when it is being made.