Tool Steel Square Bar A2 Oversize 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.

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Height
1
Max Length
36
Metal Type
Tool Steel
Shape
Bar-Square
Yes
RoHS
Yes 6C
REACH
No
Eniteo Vendor ID
3145
Custom Cut Warehouse
0
Alloy
A2
Production Method
Ground Oversize
Weight/Lineal Foot
3.49 pounds
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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
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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

This A2 tool steel square bar is ideal for making punches, dies, woodworking cutting tools, plastic tooling, dowel pins, hammers, and industrial knives due to its good strength, wear resistance, and excellent stability during heat treatment.

Yes, a material test report (MTR) is available for this product to verify its composition and quality.

This tool steel bar is RoHS compliant (Yes 6C) but does not comply with REACH regulations.

The maximum length available is 36 inches. However, there is no custom cut available from the warehouse for this product.

A2 tool steel has a machinability rating of 65 and offers an ultimate tensile strength of 100 ksi, making it strong and reasonably easy to machine for various tooling applications.

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