Method and forming tool for hot forming and press hardening work pieces made of sheet steel, in particular galvanized sheet steel

The invention relates to a method for hot forming and press hardening plate-shaped or preformed workpieces made of sheet steel, in particular galvanized workpieces (1) made of sheet steel, in which the workpiece (1) is heated to a temperature exceeding the austenitizing temperature and subsequently formed and quenched in a cooled forming tool comprising a stamp (2) and a die (3), characterized in that the drawing edge region, which is defined by a positive die radius, of the die (3) used for hot forming and press hardening is provided with a materially bonded coating of a material (6, 6') and/or is provided with an insert (5) having a thermal conductivity that is lower than the thermal conductivity of section (3.1) of the die (3), which is adjacent to the drawing edge region, by at least 10 W/ (m*K), which section comes into contact with the workpiece (1) during hot forming and press hardening of the same. The surface of the material (6, 6') applied to the drawing edge region and facing the workpiece (1) or t