SAE A2 Tool steels

Material group: Ferrous Alloys / Tool steels
Country / Standard: United States / SAE
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SAE A2 Chemical Composition

CRITERIA
VALUE
UNIT
CAS NUMBER
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C
VALUE
0.95 – 1.05
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-44-0
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Cr
VALUE
4.75 – 5.50
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-47-3
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Mn
VALUE
0.45 – 0.75
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7439-96-5
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Mo
VALUE
val1
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%
CAS NUMBER
7439-98-7
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Si
VALUE
val1
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%
CAS NUMBER
7440-21-3
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V
VALUE
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%
CAS NUMBER
7440-62-2

SAE J 438b: 1970 / Tool and die steels

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SAE A2 Physical Properties


Temperature

PROPERTY / VALUE
Modulus of Elasticity
190 — 210 GPa
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Density
7.72 — 8 kg/dm³
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Poisson Coefficient
0.27 — 0.3
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SAE A2 Heat Treatments


  • Preheated: 650-705°C; hardened and quenched: 940-968°C, cooling in air. Tempered: 204-370°C. Annealed: 844-870°C, maximum rate of cooling: 22°C/hour.

SAE A2 Mechanical Properties


Temperature

PROPERTY / VALUE
Brinell Hardness (HB)
202 — 229
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Rockwell Hardness (HR)
57 — 63
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SAE A2 International Equivalent Materials


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  • 89Cross References

  • 6Composition
  • 3Mechanical Properties
  • 3Physical Properties
  • 13Heat Treatment
  • 3Metallography
  • -Machinability

  • -Stress-Strain
  • -Formability
  • -Fatigue
  • -Fracture
  • -Creep

  • -Joints
  • -Coatings
  • -Dimensions
  • 3Tribology

  • -Corrosion
  • -Ageing
  • -Weatherability
  • -Irradiation

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