Die life is determined largely by abrasive or adhesive wear from the die surface. Local wear rate is a strong function of local die hardness, contact pressure, and die/workpiece sliding distance. The Upper Bound Element Technique (UBET) is used to predict die force and workpiece energy distribution as well as workpiece strain, strain rate, and velocity fields. Local contact pressure distribution is predicted by supplementing the UBET with the pressure element approach. The energy equation is formulated to predict local die and workpiece temperature rise due to convection, internal dissipation, conduction, and sliding friction. These results enable use of temperature-dependent hardness in an Archard-type wear model. This approach is applied to predict worn die profiles in selected axisymmetric forging and extrusion cases.