Applications
- Stamping and Forming: Dies and Punches
- Punching and Perforating: Fine Blanking
- Coining Dies
- Threading Tools
- Deburring Tools
- Mold Inserts
- Wear Parts
- Rolling Dies
Characteristics:
- Steel with a good combination of wear resistance and toughness, and excellent compression strength; applicable in cutting and forming tools.
- Used in the production of cutting and forming components or inserts in cold stamping tools.
- Known for providing a combination of good toughness and moderate wear resistance, widely used for many years in various cold work applications requiring resistance to abrasion.
- Easy to machine.
- An excellent choice for complex configuration tools.
Chemical Composition
| Variant | %C | %Mn | %Si | %Cr | %Mo | %V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2 | 0.95 - 1.05 | 0.45 - 0.75 | 0.20 - 0.40 | 4.75 - 5.50 | 0.90 - 1.40 | 0.40 |