Hot deformation and processing maps of K310 cold work tool steel

► The steady state stresses are related to strain rate and temperature. ► The study led to nDRX = 3.95 and QDRX = 219.65 kJ/(mol K) and α = 1.2 × 10−2 MPa−1. ► The safe domain occurs in the region of 1000-1100 °C for a strain rate of 0.1 s−1.