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H13 Tool Steel Powder for Metal 3D Printing | LPBF - 10 kg / 22 lbs
Carpenter H13 Tool Steel powder price: $620 per 10 kg ($62.00/kg)
- ✓ High toughness & thermal-fatigue resistance for die-casting tooling
- ✓ Gas-atomized — COA on request
- ✓ Sold in small, workable volumes
What your process engineer actually checks
Locked, traceable lot chemistry
A COA on request documents PSD, sphericity, flow rate, apparent density, and full chemistry — and a lot number you can trace.
A materials engineer on the line
Questions on ferrite content, flowability, recyclate ratios, or HIP response? A materials engineer answers directly — not a contact-form bot. NDA standard.
PowderRange® H13 is a versatile air-hardening, 5% chromium hot-work tool steel for laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). It combines high impact toughness, temper resistance and excellent thermal-fatigue resistance — the classic choice for die-casting and hot-forming tooling.
Processing note: like all high-carbon tool steels, H13 has challenging weldability in laser/electron-beam AM — part geometry and build parameters must be controlled (and preheat used) to avoid micro-cracking. For tooling where AM processability is the priority, ask us about M300 maraging steel as an alternative.
Why teams buy this powder from Additive Plus
- Genuine Carpenter PowderRange® H13 — gas-atomized for high sphericity, low oxygen and consistent flow.
- Available in small, workable volumes. Most mills sell large minimums and hide pricing behind an account. We sell this alloy in accessible quantities at a clear, published price.
- COA on request — particle size distribution, chemistry, apparent density and flow rate, with a traceable lot number.
- Currently on backorder — we confirm the ship date when you order.
- Need a custom alloy or a tighter cut? We also run our own atomization in-house and can produce custom small-batch powder on request — separate from this stocked product.
What teams print with H13
Representative LPBF parts across aerospace, energy, medical and industrial applications.
Standards & equivalents
- Applicable specification: ASTM A681
- Equivalents / alternate names: H13 · 1.2344 · X40CrMoV5-1 · SKD61
- Machine type: F — LPBF · Particle size: 15–45 µm · Bottle: 10 kg / 22 lbs
- Carpenter Part No.: 10049701
- Quality: manufactured by Carpenter Additive under AS9100, AS9120, ISO 9001 & ISO 13485 quality systems. (These certifications are Carpenter’s, covering the powder; Additive Plus resells genuine, fully traceable lots and is not itself a certified manufacturer.)
Chemical composition
Typical chemistry (wt%), per the Carpenter PowderRange® datasheet:
| Element | Content | Element | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron (Fe) | Balance | Manganese (Mn) | 0.25–0.50% |
| Chromium (Cr) | 4.80–5.50% | Carbon (C) | 0.35–0.42% |
| Molybdenum (Mo) | 1.10–1.50% | Nitrogen (N) | ≤ 0.10% |
| Vanadium (V) | 0.80–1.15% | Oxygen (O) | ≤ 0.10% |
| Silicon (Si) | 0.80–1.20% | Phosphorus (P) | ≤ 0.03% |
| Sulfur (S) | ≤ 0.02% |
Heat treatment & processing
- Air-hardening with low distortion; austenitize, then temper (typically a double temper) to the target hardness.
- Use platform preheat and validated parameters to control residual stress and avoid micro-cracking in the build.
- Stress relief before part removal is recommended.
Key performance benefits
- High impact toughness and good ductility
- High-temperature strength
- Good abrasion resistance at temperature
- Excellent resistance to thermal fatigue
- Limited distortion during hardening
Typical applications
- Tooling for extrusion and molding
- Die casting
- Valves and fittings
- Pumps and impellers
- Manifolds
Material comparison: H13 vs M300 vs 17-4PH
| Feature | H13 (hot-work) | M300 (maraging) | 17-4PH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Hot-work tool steel | Maraging tool steel | PH stainless |
| Thermal-fatigue resistance | Excellent | Good | Moderate |
| AM processability | Challenging (crack-prone) | Excellent (low distortion) | Excellent |
| Heat treatment | Air-harden + temper | Simple aging | Single-step aging |
| Corrosion resistance | Low | Low | Good |
| Typical use | Die casting, extrusion dies | Molds, inserts, tooling | Structural parts, tooling |
Compatible 3D printing systems
Open-parameter LPBF / DMLS platforms this powder runs on.
| Brand | Carpenter Additive |
| Technology | DED, EBM, Metal LPBF |
| Powder Package | 10 kg bottle |
| PSD (particle size distribution) | 15–45 micrometres |
| Printing Materials | Metal Powders |
| Material | H13 Tool Steel Powder |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Production Method | Gas Atomization (GA), Vacuum Induction Melting Gas Atomization (VIGA) |
| Application | Composite Tooling, Engineering, Jigs & Fixtures, Manufacturing |
We atomize our own. Custom variants on request.
Tighter PSD, modified chemistry, custom blend? Our ATO atomization lab runs custom batches in 3–4 weeks. Biocompatible, refractory, proprietary — all in-house, verified before ship.
Complete the workflow
- ✓ 316L — stronger pitting and chemical resistance than 304 stainless
- ✓ Precision-ground flatness for consistent first-layer adhesion
- ✓ Made to order — choose your speed below: Express 2–3 wks, or Standard 6–8 wks (save ~45%)
Immersion-separation industrial vacuum for reactive metal powder — aluminium, titanium and similar alloys — in 3D printing and powder handling. Captures powder under liquid so it's never a dry, ignition-sensitive cloud. ATEX-rated, antistatic, single-phase.
- ✓ For reactive AM powder (Al, Ti, Mg) — the safe alternative to a dry vacuum
- ✓ Two-stage antistatic filtration + grounded construction · ATEX docs on request
- ✓ In US stock · ships in 2 business days · genuine Delfin unit
Hose and tools are not part of the standard configuration. The Delfin KT1006 accessory kit ($721) fits this 2-inch inlet: 10 ft hose, wand, floor brush and nozzle.
Automated 2-in-1 blasting cell that depowders and surface-finishes powder-bed 3D-printed parts in one enclosed, software-controlled cycle.
- ✓ Depowdering + surface finishing in one ATEX-compliant cell
- ✓ Polymer PBF (SLS, MJF, HSS, SAF) + de-powdered metal parts
- ✓ Lead time: 6–9 weeks — built to order · install + training included
Maraging tool steel. Easy to harden. AM-proven. Genuine Carpenter PowderRange® M300 (1.2709) for LPBF, EBM & DED metal 3D printing.
- ✓ Exceptional strength & hardness after simple aging
- ✓ Low-distortion AM processability (vs. H13/M2)
- ✓ COA on request · small volumes
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