Technological watch: Materials used in the tooling field : High Speed Steels - Coatings and additional treatments

To improve their performance and extend their service life, HSS tools can benefit from a number of additional treatments, such as conventional heat treatments, water, air and oil quenching, but also using new processes such as laser quenching or cryogenic treatments, as well as the coating of the active areas - more specifically the tips and cutting edges - by depositing titanium carbide, tungsten carbide, titanium nitride or other combinations of physical reinforcement