Tool Steel Rectangle Bar A2 has good strength, wear resistance, and excellent stability during heat treatment. A-2 exhibits wear resistance that falls between O-1 and D-2 tool steel. It is typically used in punches, dies, cutting tools in woodworking, tooling for plastic, dowel pins, hammers, and industrial knives.
Product Information
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Thickness
0.1875
Width
10
Metal Type
Tool Steel
Shape
Bar-Rectangle
Yes
RoHS
Yes 6C
REACH
No
Alloy
A2
Production Method
Ground Oversize
Weight/Lineal Foot
6.77 pounds
Mechanical Properties
Ultimate Tensile Strength KSI
100
Density g/cm^3
8
Melting Point °F
2570 - 2650
Yield Tensile Strength KSI
50
Brinell Hardness 3000 kg load
200 - 235
Electrical Conductivity % IACS
8
Machinability %
65
Rockwell Hardness B Scale
94 - 99
Elongation % in 2 in.
21
Shear Strength KSI
65
Chemistry Information : A2 Tool Steel
Element
Percentage
Element
Percentage
Element
Percentage
C
0.95
-
1.05
Cr
5.13
Fe
91
Mn
1
max
Mo
1.15
P
0.03
max
Si
0.5
max
S
0.03
max
V
0.33