Tool Grade
D2 Steel
Cold work
High-carbon, high-chromium tool steel with very high wear resistance, air hardening. For blanking dies, punches and high-volume cold forming tooling. Its chromium carbides provide the wear resistance, while air hardening promotes low distortion and high dimensional stability, reaching 58–62 HRC in long-life tooling.
Main features
Very high wear resistance
Low distortion on hardening
High dimensional stability
Standards and equivalents
| SAE / AISI | EN | DIN | JIS |
|---|---|---|---|
| D2 | X153CrMoV12 | 1.2379 | SKD11 |
Chemical composition
| % | C | Si | Mn | Cr | Mo | V | P | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 11.00 | 0.70 | 0.50 | — | — |
| Max | 1.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 13.00 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 0.030 | 0.030 |
Supply condition
Hot forgedAnnealed
Hot rolledAnnealedAvailable package sizes
Plates1/8" – 12"3 mm – 305 mm
Round bars1/4" – 24"6 mm – 610 mm—
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Typical applications
- Cutting and blanking dies
- High-production punches
- Industrial knives and slitters
- Scrap shear blades
- Coining and drawing dies
- Sheet metal dies
- Cold extrusion tools
- Cold forming rolls
- Gages and wear parts
Note: The information and values in this data sheet are provided for reference only and may vary depending on manufacturing, treatment and application conditions. They do not constitute guaranteed specifications, so use and interpretation of this data is the user's responsibility.
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