High-carbon steel
SK2 is a cold stamping die steel with high hardness, good wear resistance, medium toughness and good machinability. It is suitable for the manufacture of turning tools, milling cutters, drill bits, reamers, scrapers, gauges and cold cut edges with small cross-section. Tools such as molds, punching dies, and metal saw blades.

1.Ingredient:

Steel Grade	C	Si	Mn	P	S
SK2	1.10-1.30	<0.35	<0.50	<0.030	<0.030

2.Equivalent steel:

Equivalent steel	JIS	AISI	DIN	GB
	SK2	W1A-11 1/2	C125W2	T12

3.Heat treatment:

Normalization	Annealing	Quenching	Tempering
	690-720 Furnace Cooling	750-780 Oil Cooling	170-190 Water Cooling

4.Mechanical properties:

Hardness (HBC)
63

5.Origin Place:Japan