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A-2 AIR HARDENING FLAT GROUND STOCK INFO DOC

A-2 Air Hardening Tool Steel has intermediate wear resistance between O-1 and D-2 tool steel. A-2 provides an effective combination of strength and toughness, tool preformance, price and a variety of product forms.

 

Commonly used for punches and dies, chuck jaws, cutting tools for woodworking, tooling for plastic injection, dowel pins, hammers and industrial knives. Our sources for Precision Ground Flat Stock is unmatched in the industry.

 

Standard or Oversize in 18" and 36" lengths and 6' lengths are available in many fractional sizes. Please contact our Metal Technicians and let us go to work for you on any of your flat stock needs.

A-2 Air Hardening Typical
Analysis

  • Molybdenum: .090
  • Chromium: 5.25
  • Silicon: .040
  • Manganese: 0.60
  • Vanadium: 0.25

Tolerances
Standard & Oversize

  • Thickness Standard: +/- .001"
  • Thickness Oversize: + .010" to + .015"
  • Width Standard: .000" to + .005"
  • Width Oversize: + .010" to + 0.15"
  • Squareness: +/_ 0.001"
  • Squareness Edge All: 0.003" per inch

Physical Properties

  • Density: 0.284 lb/in3 (7833 kg/m3)
  • Machinability: 70% of a 1% Carbon Steel
  • Modulus of Elasticity: 30 x 106 psi (207GPa)
  • Specific Gravity: 7.8

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