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Surface Hardening Technologies for Hot Forming Dies

VOLOKITIN А.V.$^{1}$, RESHOTKINA E.N.$^{2}$, and MAKHMUTOV B.B.$^{1}$

$^{1}$Karaganda Industrial University, 30 Republic Ave., KZ-101400 Temirtau, Kazakhstan
$^{2}$JSC ‘Qarmet’, 1 Republic Ave., KZ-101400 Temirtau, Kazakhstan

Received / final version: 26.06.2026 / 03.10.2026 Download PDF logo PDF

Abstract
With the development of economic globalisation and industry restructuring, it has become clear that the level of development of forging and stamping production has become an important indicator of the level of industrial development in the world. Stamping is a basic manufacturing industry, and the level of development of forging and stamping production has become a key indicator of the level of development of the manufacturing base. In recent years, with the rapid development of production, the demand for stamped products has grown, and the requirements for the performance of stamping tools and their working life have increased significantly. Common types of failures in hot stamping of steels and alloys are represented by surface wear of dies and thermal fatigue, which cause the appearance of intergranular cracks. Therefore, the search for methods to improve surface properties and extend the service life of hot-stamping tools is an important challenge in the modern system of studies within the field of condensed matter physics.

Keywords: hardening, dies, hot-work steels, stamping tools.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/ufm.27.04.***

Citation: А.V. Volokitin, E.N. Reshotkina, and B.B. Makhmutov, Surface Hardening Technologies for Hot Forming Dies, Progress in Physics of Metals, 27, No. 4: ***–*** (2026)

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