D2 Tool Steel 1.2379

D2 Tool Steel Supplier UK

AKM Steels is a UK-based supplier and stockholder of quality O1 Tool Steel. Our expert tool steel knowledge and decades of industry experience makes us one of the most trusted O1 Tool Steel suppliers in the UK.

What is D2 Tool Steel?

D2 Tool Steel (1.2379) is a staple of the tool steel industry, having been with us for many years.  It is one of the most well-known and popular grades of tool steel due to its high levels of wear resistance and toughness resulting from a high volume of hard carbides (carbon & chromium) in the structure of the steel. Other key properties include particularly good dimensional stability and high compressive strength. D2 Tool Steel comes under the Air Hardening sub-category of Cold Work Steels and its composition and properties are close to stainless steel.

If you need an edge that will stay sharp for a long time, and to avoid tool failure by breaking, chipping, cracking or premature wear, D2 Tool Steel will likely serve you well.

D2 Tool Steel typical applications:

D2 Tool Steel is mainly used for tools where there is severe wear and abrasion:

• Press tools
• Cutting
• Punching
• Stamping,
• Knurling tools
• Blanking tools
• Crushers
• Shear blades
• Thread rolling dies
• Cold extrusion dies
• Deep drawing and bending tools
• Flanging and straightening rolls
• Fine cutting tools
• Plastic moulds for abrasive polymers

AKM’s D2 Tool Steel Tip:

Whilst D2 Tool Steel is a great all-round tool steel, the metallurgy of tool steels is complex, so if you need any help determining the best steel for a given application, please get in touch with details of your intended usage.  There may well be a new specially developed next generation tool steel that will perform even better for your required application.