Exact substrate
Base grade, hardness, heat-treatment condition and service history.
Tool steel repair · mold maintenance · wear-resistant overlay
Mold Repair & Hardfacing Welding Wire
Spool wire and straight-rod inquiries for tool-steel repair, dimensional restoration and wear-resistant deposition. Product matching starts with the actual base metal, welding process and required deposit condition.
Actual photographed straight-wire packaging. Confirm chemistry, process and target deposit requirement before purchase.Base metalExact tool or mold steel grade
Repair purposeCrack, edge, build-up or overlay
Process and diameterGTAW/GMAW and wire form
Deposit requirementHardness, machinability and finish
Inquiry range
Tool-steel and hardfacing grades
The table organizes common inquiry names. It does not declare universal equivalence, procedure suitability or current stock.
| Inquiry grade or family | Common context | Required confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| H13 / 1.2344 / SKD61 | Hot-work tool and die repair | Exact base grade, heat treatment, preheat and target hardness |
| H11 / 1.2343 | Hot-work tooling and repair | Deposit condition and qualified procedure |
| SKD11 / D2 / 1.2379 | Cold-work die and cutting-tool repair | Base-metal equivalence, process and crack-control requirements |
| DC53 | Cold-work mold and die restoration | Actual base grade, heat-treatment state and finish machining |
| NAK80 | Pre-hardened plastic-mold repair | Surface finish, polishing and post-weld requirements |
| P20 / 1.2311 | Plastic-mold build-up and repair | Base grade and nickel-modified variant if applicable |
| P20+Ni / 1.2738 | Nickel-modified mold steel repair | Use full designation; do not confuse with nickel alloy 718 |
| S136 / 1.2083 / 420 family | Corrosion-resistant mold repair | Exact stainless grade and polishing/corrosion requirement |
| M2 / SKH51 | High-speed tool-steel repair | Deposit hardness and heat-treatment route |
| 7SiMnMo / 35CrMo | Alloy-steel repair and build-up inquiries | Base chemistry, strength and post-weld treatment |
| Fe-Cr hardfacing families | Abrasion-resistant surface deposition | Wear mode, impact level, layers, dilution and hardness range |
Names used by different consumable manufacturers may not be interchangeable. Send the datasheet, drawing, WPS or deposit requirement when available.
Real product photos
Spool, straight rod and export packing
Representative photographs show handled products and packaging. Labels remain visible where they provide useful traceability evidence.
Third-party names and marks visible in photographs belong to their respective owners. Their appearance does not imply authorization, appointment or that every pictured brand is currently available.
RFQ control points
Information required before product matching
Hardfacing and tool-steel repair are procedure-sensitive. We do not recommend a consumable solely from a trade name or photograph.
Repair objective
Crack repair, dimensional restoration, cutting edge, abrasive wear or impact wear.
Welding route
GTAW, GMAW or manual electrode, plus any qualified WPS restriction.
Deposit target
As-welded or treated hardness, machinability, polishability and layer count.
Supply details
Diameter, spool type or cut length, package weight and total quantity.
Delivery controls
Required certificate, batch traceability, destination, date and export packing.
Technical inquiry first
Send the base metal, repair purpose, process and diameter.
We will review whether a supply match can be quoted and identify any missing technical fields.