Steel grades
61 grades found.
1.2067
1.2067 is a through-hardening chromium cold work steel of the bearing-steel family (similar to 100Cr6/L3 practice). It g…
1.2365 / 32CrMoV12-28
1.2365 is the high-molybdenum hot work steel of the H10 family: nearly 3% Mo buys outstanding tempering resistance and h…
1.2367 / X38CrMoV5-3
1.2367 is a modified H11-type hot work steel with the molybdenum raised to about 3%, closing most of the hot-strength ga…
1.2436 (D6)
1.2436 is the tungsten-bearing D6 cold work steel: D3-class carbide volume with tungsten added for air hardening and sup…
1.2550
1.2550 (60WCrV7) is the European tungsten shock-resisting tool steel, the close counterpart of AISI S1. It is a staple f…
1.2601
1.2601 (X165CrMoV12) sits between D2 and D6: high carbon and 12% chromium with small Mo, W and V additions balancing wea…
1.2709 Maraging / X3NiCoMoTi18-9-5
1.2709 is an 18% nickel maraging steel — the grade behind most metal 3D-printing (LPBF) tooling and high-end die inserts…
1.2842
1.2842 (90MnCrV8) is the DIN designation of the O2 oil-hardening manganese tool steel — one of the most stocked tool ste…
3Cr2W8V
3Cr2W8V is the GB/T 1299 tungsten hot work steel, the Chinese designation of the H21 family. It remains widely stocked i…
5CrMnMo
5CrMnMo is the nickel-free companion to 5CrNiMo in GB/T 1299: manganese replaces nickel for hardenability in medium forg…
5CrNiMo
5CrNiMo is China’s standard hammer forging die steel (GB/T 1299), a Ni-Cr-Mo grade that through-hardens in very large di…
9SiCr
9SiCr is a Chinese low-alloy tool steel (GB/T 1299, of the Russian 9KhS lineage): silicon raises the tempering resistanc…
A2
A2 is an air-hardening 5% chromium cold work steel with much better toughness than D2 and far less distortion than oil-h…
A4
A4 is an air-hardening medium-alloy cold work steel using high manganese plus about 1% chromium and molybdenum for deep …
A6
A6 is a low-temperature air-hardening cold work steel: its high manganese content lets it harden from temperatures norma…
A7
A7 packs very high carbon with about 4% vanadium, forming a dense population of hard vanadium carbides. It sits between …
A8
A8 is an air-hardening 5% chromium cold work steel with tungsten and molybdenum, positioned between A2 and the hot work …
Cr12
Cr12 is the GB/T 1299 designation of the D3-type high-carbon, high-chromium cold work steel, produced in huge volumes in…
Cr12MoV
Cr12MoV is China’s D2-family cold work steel (GB/T 1299), with somewhat less molybdenum and vanadium than AISI D2 / 1.23…
CrWMn
CrWMn is the classic Chinese gauge and die steel (GB/T 1299): a Cr-W-Mn oil-hardening grade famous for minimal size chan…
D2
D2 is the world-standard high-carbon, high-chromium cold work tool steel. Massive chromium carbides give exceptional abr…
D3
D3 is an ultra-high-carbon chromium steel with even more carbide than D2 and no Mo/V additions. It maximizes abrasive we…
D4
D4 is a deep-hardening high-carbon, high-chromium cold work steel with molybdenum and vanadium added to the D3 base chem…
D5
D5 is the cobalt-bearing member of the D-family: essentially D2 chemistry plus about 3% cobalt. The cobalt lifts hot har…
D7
D7 combines maximum carbon and chromium with about 4% vanadium, giving the highest abrasive wear resistance of any conve…
DC53
DC53 is Daido’s improved cold work steel: a rebalanced D2-type chemistry (less carbon and chromium, more molybdenum) tha…
H10
H10 is a Cr-Mo hot work steel with lower chromium and higher molybdenum than H13, giving it better thermal conductivity …
H11
H11 is a 5% chromium hot work steel similar to H13 but with less vanadium, giving slightly higher toughness and deep air…
H12
H12 is an H13-family hot work steel with about 1.5% tungsten added and slightly less vanadium. The tungsten improves res…
H13
H13 is the global standard hot work tool steel for aluminum die casting and extrusion. Its Cr-Mo-V chemistry resists hea…
H19
H19 is a tungsten-cobalt hot work steel with red hardness well beyond the 5% chromium family. It serves the hottest die …
H21
H21 is the classic 9% tungsten hot work steel, long the standard for brass extrusion and hot die work in Asia as 3Cr2W8V…
H23
H23 pairs about 12% chromium with 12% tungsten for hot work at the top of the temperature range, where oxidation and sof…
H42
H42 is chemically a molybdenum high-speed steel (close to the M2 family) that ASTM classes with the hot work steels beca…
L2
L2 is a low-alloy special-purpose tool steel supplied in several carbon bands matched to section size and duty. Its Cr-V…
L6
L6 is a nickel-chromium oil-hardening steel prized for toughness in large tools. The nickel content deepens hardening an…
M1
M1 is a molybdenum high-speed steel with the tungsten mostly replaced by about 8.7% molybdenum, making it tougher than T…
M2
M2 is the most widely used high-speed steel in the world, balancing red hardness, toughness and cost for cutting tools o…
M35
M35 is M2 with about 5% cobalt added, the most popular cobalt high-speed steel worldwide. The cobalt raises red hardness…
M36
M36 applies the 8% cobalt treatment to the M2 base composition, giving red hardness close to M42 with a slightly differe…
M4
M4 raises carbon and vanadium to about 4% each over the M2 base, giving outstanding abrasive wear resistance among conve…
M42
M42 is a molybdenum-cobalt high-speed steel reaching 67–70 HRC, the hardest of the widely stocked conventional HSS grade…
M50
M50 is a molybdenum high-speed steel developed for rolling bearings in jet engines, where it keeps hardness and fatigue …
M7
M7 is the high-carbon, higher-vanadium development of M1, tuned for deep-hole drills and tools that need maximum edge ha…
O1
O1 is a general-purpose oil-hardening tool steel — cheap, easy to heat treat with basic equipment, and dimensionally sta…
O2
O2 is an oil-hardening manganese tool steel that hardens deeper and more uniformly than O1 at the same simple heat treat…
O6
O6 is a graphitic oil-hardening tool steel: free graphite particles in its microstructure act as a solid lubricant. It r…
S1
S1 is the original tungsten shock-resisting tool steel, built for tools that take repeated hammer blows. Its Cr-W chemis…
S2
S2 is a water-hardening shock-resisting steel with high silicon and molybdenum but no chromium or tungsten. It delivers …
S5
S5 uses about 2% silicon to reach exceptional toughness — in classic tool steel comparisons it tops the shock-resistance…
S7
S7 is an air-hardening shock-resisting steel with 3.25% chromium and molybdenum, combining S-class toughness with low di…
SKD11
SKD11 is the JIS cold work tool steel equivalent to AISI D2 and DIN 1.2379 — the Asian-market designation buyers meet on…
SKD61
SKD61 is the JIS designation of the H13 hot work steel family — the grade name seen on Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese ce…
SKD7
SKD7 is a JIS hot work tool steel of the 3% Cr–3% Mo–V type, the near counterpart of AISI H10. Its molybdenum-rich chemi…
SKS3
SKS3 is the JIS oil-hardening alloy tool steel — the Japanese counterpart of AISI O1 / DIN 1.2510, a Mn-Cr-W grade that …
T1
T1 is the original 18-4-1 tungsten high-speed steel from which the whole HSS family descends. It remains in use for lath…
T10
T10 is the ~1.0% carbon tool steel of GB/T 1299, harder and more wear-resistant than T8/T7 — the Chinese standard grade …
T15
T15 combines high carbon, about 5% vanadium and 5% cobalt on a 12% tungsten base — the wear-resistance flagship of the c…
T4
T4 adds about 5% cobalt to the T1 base for extra red hardness in heavy cuts and roughing work. It is a legacy grade, lar…
T8
T8 is the GB/T 1299 carbon tool steel of the W1 family — a plain 0.80% carbon water-hardening steel for hand tools, punc…
W1
W1 is the classic water-hardening carbon tool steel, ordered by carbon class from about 0.70% to 1.30% C. It forms a ver…