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H13 Tool Steel Powder (1.2344) for LPBF — 15–45 µm, 10 kg
Carpenter H13 Tool Steel powder price: $620 per 10 kg ($62.00/kg)
Air-hardening 5% chromium hot-work tool steel with high toughness, temper resistance and thermal-fatigue resistance, for die-casting, extrusion and molding tools. It is harder to print than maraging steel: geometry and parameters can cause micro-cracking. Made by Carpenter Additive (PowderRange H13).
Values from the Carpenter PowderRange H13 datasheet.
Which tool steel is right for your build?
All of them are in our catalog at a published price. Pick by machine, timing and country of origin.
| Powder | Particle size | Origin | Availability | Good fit for | 10 kg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carpenter Additive M300 FFine cut | 15–45 µm · LPBF | Confirmed per lot | In stock | Mold and die inserts; proven LPBF processability | $1,210 | View |
 Carpenter Additive M300 ECoarse cut | 45–106 µm · DED, EBM | Confirmed per lot | In stock | Directed energy deposition and electron-beam systems | $315 | View |
 CNPC Powder 18Ni300Named manufacturer | 15–53 µm · LPBF | China | Made to order | Lower price per kg | $590 | View |
 Carpenter Additive H13This page | 15–45 µm · LPBF | Confirmed per lot | In stock | Programs that specify H13; harder to print than maraging steel | $620 | Add to cart |
Need a specific country of origin for a government or defense program? Ask before ordering and we will confirm it in writing for your lot.
What is in the container
Specification from the manufacturer. The certificate for your lot is available on request.
Specification
Type analysis, PowderRange H13 datasheet (Carpenter Additive). Single figures are nominal except where noted.
| Element | wt% |
|---|---|
| Iron (Fe) | Balance |
| Chromium (Cr) | 4.80–5.50 |
| Molybdenum (Mo) | 1.10–1.50 |
| Silicon (Si) | 0.80–1.20 |
| Vanadium (V) | 0.80–1.15 |
| Carbon (C) | 0.35–0.42 |
| Manganese (Mn) | 0.25–0.50 |
| Nitrogen (N) | 0.10 |
| Oxygen (O) | 0.10 |
| Phosphorus (P) | 0.03 |
| Sulfur (S) | 0.02 |
| Powder property | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Above 53 µm | max 1 wt% (ASTM B214) |
| Below 15 µm | max 10 vol% (ASTM B822) |
| D10 / D50 / D90 | measured and reported on the lot certificate |
| Hall flow, apparent density | measured and reported (ASTM B213, B212) |
| Melting and atomization | Vacuum induction melted, nitrogen gas atomized |
What comes with your lot
From the manufacturer certificate
- Chemistry against the specification limits on the left
- Particle size distribution: D10, D50, D90
- Flow rate and apparent density
- Lot number for traceability
The certificate for your lot is available on request. The manufacturer datasheet for this alloy has no particle image; ask us if you need one.
How the printed metal performs
Carpenter does not publish printed-property data on the datasheet for this alloy. Ask our materials engineer for available data, or qualify the alloy on test coupons from your machine.
Heat treatment
Carpenter datasheet, process guidance
- The datasheet does not give an AM heat-treatment schedule. Use the hardening and tempering cycle your tooling specification calls for.
- Carpenter rates H13 weldability in AM as challenging: part geometry and build parameters can cause micro-cracking. Qualify parameters on test coupons first.
- Associated specifications: ASTM A681, JIS G4404.
Specifications, equivalent names and how H13 compares
Specifications
From the manufacturer datasheet
| Applicable | DIN EN ISO 4957 grade 1.2344 / X40CrMoV5-1 |
| Associated | ASTM A681, JIS G4404 |
Equivalent names on LPBF machines
“Similar materials” in the datasheet; for parameter selection only, not machine-maker approvals
The datasheet for this alloy does not list equivalent names. Ask our materials engineer which machine profiles teams start from.
How it compares
Published tensile data, X–Y direction unless noted, one representative condition per alloy. Conditions differ, so use this to shortlist, not to design.
| Alloy | Condition | Yield, MPa | UTS, MPa | Elongation | Choose it for | 10 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H13 | Tensile data not published on the datasheet | $620 | ||||
| M300 | Stress relief + solution + age | 2117 | 2186 | 6% | Highest strength and hardness; limited corrosion resistance | $1,210 |
| 15-5PH | Solution + H900 | 1296 | 1448 | 13.9% | Highest strength of the PH stainless steels; corrosion resistance to 316 °C | $570 |
Will it run on my printer?
Runs on open-parameter laser powder bed fusion systems, with more process development than maraging steel. If your design allows it, M300 above prints more easily with comparable strength. Ask our materials engineer for starting parameters for your machine.
AO MetalA30 · A50 · A100Benchtop to production LPBF with open parameters. Ask our materials engineer for starting parameters.From $59,000 · A30See AO Metal printers →
FarsoonMetal LPBF lineOpen-platform LPBF from compact R&D frames to 16-laser production systems.FS121M · FS191M · FS200M · FS273M · FS301M · FS350M · FS422M · FS621M · FS721M · FS812M · FS1311M · FS1521MQuote on requestSee Farsoon metal printers →Machine names identify compatible equipment only. Additive Plus is not affiliated with these manufacturers, and the powder is not approved by them. Process parameters are tuned per machine.
Store sealed
Keep the container closed, dry and at room temperature until you load the printer.
Sieve
Sieve before loading and every time you reuse powder recovered from a build.
ATO Sieve · quoteLoad and purge
Fill the dispenser, close the chamber and purge with argon or nitrogen.
Print and relieve
Stress-relieve on the plate, then remove parts and supports.
Recover
Collect unfused powder, sieve it and return it to a sealed container.
Delfin Mistral 451 BL D2 — ATEX metal powder vacuum · $7,175Wear a respirator, gloves and eye protection when handling metal powder. Read the safety data sheet before first use.
Printed on AO Metal
Real builds on the LPBF printers we sell, and what teams make from this alloy.
Parts printed on AO Metal printers, which we sell. Alloys, parameters and powder lots differ from part to part; these photos show the process, not parts made from this specific powder lot.
- Tooling for extrusion and molding
- Die casting
- Valves and fittings
- Pumps and impellers
- Manifolds
Applications as listed by Carpenter Additive for PowderRange H13.
Ordering, delivery and our promise
10 kg of 15–45 µm powder, sealed, traceable to its Carpenter lot certificate.
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100 kg and more: ask for a volume quote with your alloy, quantity and ship-to.
If the powder is not right, we make it right.
If your lot’s chemistry or particle size falls outside its certificate or this page, or it arrives damaged or wrong, tell us within 14 days of delivery. We replace it or refund you, and we pay for shipping both ways.
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%)
- ✓ Conductive / antistatic build — no static build-up around ignition-sensitive powder
- ✓ For stainless, nickel & non-reactive AM powder — reactive metals need the inert unit
- ✓ In US stock · ships in 2 business days · genuine Delfin unit · ATEX docs on request
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: 4–8 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 · in US stock, ready to ship
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