The invention discloses a strengthening and
toughening heat treatment method of
hot work die steel 4Cr5MoSiV1, which is characterized by comprising the following steps of: 1, placing a steel material in a resistance furnace, setting the temperature to 850-870 DEG C, preserving the temperature for 60-90s per
millimeter of steel material; 2, raising the temperature to 1090-1110 DEG C, preserving the temperature for 70-90s per
millimeter of steel material,
oil cooling or
air cooling to
room temperature; 3, then re-placing the steel material in the resistance furnace, raising the temperature to 700-720 DEG C, preserving the temperature for 90min,
air cooling to
room temperature; 4, placing the steel material in a
salt bath furnace, raising the temperature to 940-960 DEG C, preserving the temperature for 60-90s per
millimeter of steel material; 5, taking the steel material out and then rapidly placing in a
salt bath furnace with a temperature of 730-750 DEG C, preserving the temperature for 60-90s per millimeter of steel material, then taking the steel material out and then rapidly placing in a
salt bath furnace with a temperature of 940-960 DEG C, preserving the temperature for 60-90s per millimeter of steel material; 6, repeating the step 5 for 3-5 times,
air cooling to
room temperature; 7, placing the steel material in a
tempering furnace, reducing the temperature to 600 DEG C, preserving the temperature for 90 min, air cooling to room temperature; and 8, placing the steel material in the
tempering furnace again, reducing the temperature to 580 DEG C, preserving the temperature for 90min, and air cooling to room temperature to obtain the
hot work die steel. The
hot work die steel 4Cr5MoSiV1 has the advantages of remarkable
refined grains, uniform
microstructure, reduced large-size
carbide and lightened banded structure.