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    AISI A-2 is an air-hardening tool steel that can be heat treated to HRC 60-62. It has intermediate wear resistance between oil-hardening tool steels and high-carbon chromium tool steels. A-2 offers good toughness along with moderate wear resistance, making it suitable for cold work applications like dies. It machines easily in the annealed condition and has minimal distortion when hardened.

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    AISI A-2 is an air-hardening tool steel that can be heat treated to HRC 60-62. It has intermediate wear resistance between oil-hardening tool steels and high-carbon chromium tool steels. A-2 offers good toughness along with moderate wear resistance, making it suitable for cold work applications like dies. It machines easily in the annealed condition and has minimal distortion when hardened.

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    AISI A-2 is an air-hardening tool steel that can be heat treated to HRC 60-62. It has intermediate wear resistance between oil-hardening tool steels and high-carbon chromium tool steels. A-2 offers good toughness along with moderate wear resistance, making it suitable for cold work applications like dies. It machines easily in the annealed condition and has minimal distortion when hardened.

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    A-2 Tool Steel Data Sheet

    AISI A-2 is an air-hardening medium alloy tool steel which is heat treatable to HRC 60-
    62. It has wear resistance intermediate between the oil hardening tool steels and the high
    carbon chromium tool steels. Because it offers a combination of good toughness along
    with moderate wear resistance, it has been widely used for many years in variety of cold
    work applications. A-2 is quite easily machined in the annealed condition and exhibits
    minimal distortion on hardening, making it an excellent choice for dies of complicated
    design.

    Chemical Composition

    Carbon 1.00%
    Manganese 0.85%
    Chromium 5.25%
    Molybdenum 1.10%
    Vanadium 0.25%

    Typical Applications

    Blanking Dies Thread Roll Dies


    Forming Dies Trim Dies
    Punches Shear Blades
    Guages Wear Inserts
    Powder Compaction Punches

    Thermal Treatments
    Preheat : 1100/1250F (595/675C), equalize, 1350/1450F (775/790C), equalize.

    Austenize : 1750/1800F (995/895C), 30/45 minutes at temperature.

    Quench : Air, positive pressure vacuum to 150F (65C).

    Temper : 400/1000F (205/540C), hold 2 hours at temperature, air cool. Temper twice.

    Cryogenic Treating : Refrigeration treatments may improve long term dimensional


    stability by transforming retained austenite. Refrigeration treatments should generally
    be performed after the first temper, and must be followed by a temper.

    Hardness and Impact Toughness Data


    Air cooled from 1775F(970C)

    Tempering Toughness
    Charpy C-
    Temperature Hardness
    Notch
    Deg. F Deg. C HRC Ft. Lbs. Joules
    As quenched 64 - –
    300 150 62 - –
    400 205 61 31 42
    500 260 60 41 56
    600 315 59 37 50
    700 379 58 33 45
    800 425 58 31 42
    900 480 58 29 39
    1000 540 57 41 56
    1100 595 51 - –

    Surface Treatments

    A-2 can be given standard surface treatments such as nitriding, titanium nitride coating,
    or hard chrome plating if desired. When gas nitriding, harden from the high side of the
    temperature range and single temper at 1000F (540C); then use standard nitriding
    procedures.

    Annealing
    A. Heat to 1600F (870C), hold 2 hours, slow cool 50F (30C)/hour maximum) to 1200F
    (650C), air cool.
    OR
    B. Heat to 1600F (870C), hold 2 hours, cool to 1400F (760C), hold 6 hours, air cool.
    Typical annealed hardness: 197/241 BHN.

    Stress Relieving

    Annealed Material: Heat to 1200/1250F(650/675C), hold two hours, cool in still air.
    Hardened Material: Heat to 25F(15C) below original tempering temperature, hold two
    hours, cool in still air.

    Welding

    Use air hardening tool steel filler material.

    Annealed Material:Preheat to 400/600F(205/315C). Maintain above 400F(205C)


    during welding. Reanneal or temper 1400F(760C) 6 hours.

    Hardened Material: Preheat to 25F(15C) below original tempering temperature


    (300F(150C) minimum). Maintain above 300F(150C) during welding. Cool to
    150F(65C) after welding. Temper 25F(15C) below original tempering temperature.

    Physical Properties

    Modulus of Elasticity
    30psix10(6) (207 GPa)
    Density 0.284 lb/in3 (7861 kg/M3)
    Thermal Conductivity 15 BTU/hr./ft./F 26 W/m/ °K)

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