O2/1.2842 tool steel is an oil hardening tool steel type supplied in the annealed condition and characterised by its characteristics of offering good durability, excellent wear resistance and its ability to hold a good cutting edge. O2 tool steel is a good quality general purpose tool steel often used where the expense of a high carbon high chromium tool steel would not be justified. Typical applications for O2 tool steel include medium run dies, press tools, drawing punches, broaches, bushings, lathe centres, chuck jaws, master cavity sinking hobs, plug gauges, thread gauges, thread cutting tools and precision measuring tools. It is also a popular tool steel for cams, cloth cutting knives, cold taps, reamers, collets, cutting hobs, strip slitting cutters, trimmer dies, tube expander rolls, plastic moulds and woodworking knives.