Aisi A2 Data Sheet
Aisi A2 Data Sheet
Aisi A2 Data Sheet
DIN 2363
X100CrMoV5 C1.02 Si0 35 Mn0.60 Cr5.10 Mo1.00 V0.25
A2 is equivalent of DIN 2363 provides high hardness after heat treatment with good dimensional
Steel properties stability. It is heat treatable and will offer hardness in the range 53-63 HRC.
Standards AISI A2 AFNOR Z100CDV5
Applications This tool steel is used for cutting tools, rolls, shear blades, cold mandrels, cold stamping tools, moulds for
plastics processing, blanking tools, punch dies, trim dies, forming dies, stamping dies etc
Stress-relief annealing 0
c Cooling
approx. 650 Furnace
Quenching
Hardening °C Air, oil or Hardness after quenching HRC
940- 980 64
saltbath, 500- 550 °C
Tempering °C 100 200 300 400 500 600
HRC 64 63 60 58 59 53
T ime-temperature
transformation
diagram
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100 - Hardness
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100 101 102 103 104 1()5 106
Time in sec
100 101 102 1(Jl 104
Time in min 1 I I 111111 I 1 111111 I
100 101 102
Time in hr
Tempering diagram
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0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Tempering temperature in °C