A2 steel is called DIN 1.2363 and JIS SKD12 steel. 1.2363 steel is a cold work mold steel that is improved on the basis of SKD11 steel. The toughness of 1.2363 steel is twice that of SKD11. The retained austenite is almost all decomposed under the conventional heat treatment conditions. The toughness of 1.2363 steel is great in the cold work mold steel. There are no cracks of industrial products due to be made of A2 steel round bar sheet plate material. A2 Steel Application The application is decided by A2 steel chemical composition and properties. It has high hardness and toughness. The application as below: Precision stamping die. Precision blanking dies for wire cutting and stamping die for various purposes. Cold forging, deep drawing and boring molds. High-speed punching punch, stainless steel plate punch. Shear and slitter blades. A2 Steel Characteristics 1.High toughness. The products that were made of A2 steel material almost no cracking or cracking occurs during the use. 2.The machinability is also better than SKD11 steel. Using 1.2363 steel can increase the service life of the mold and get higher production efficiency. 3.High quench hardening ability. so it can efficiently avoid the defects which be caused by insufficient hardness during vacuum heat treatment. 4.The surface hardness is higher after surface hardening treatment. It can efficiently improve the performance of the mold. Songshun specialized in Special Steel for almost 20 years. We can supply mold steel, high speed steel, alloy steel, free cutting steel and etc.Welcome your contact 24 hours a day!!!