Farrier’s fore punch for putting in rectangular nail holes in horse shoes. Hand forged from incredibly tough H-13 alloy steel. Heat treated for longevity in high impact hot punching. Securely welded to a mild steel handle. Simply and effective . AISI H-13 Tool Steel - a 5% chromium hot work tool steel designed for applications that require extreme toughness combined with good red-hardness. H13 will allow an extra margin of safety in tools subject to heavy hammer blows, and those containing deep recesses or sharp corners. Although H13 was designed as a hot work steel, it has solved many cold work applications where extra toughness could be gained with some sacrifice of wear resistance. Properties H-13 is typically bought to meet chemistry requirements rather than physical requirements. For that reason, physical properties are generally not provided unless requested prior to production. Any material can be sent to a third party after production to be tested for physical properties. Typical Uses Hot Work Dies Hot Punching Drift Cut Off Tooling High Performance Tooling
