Steel Comparison Table 1

Physical Characteristics of Specialty Steel

Specialty Steel physical characteristics are determined by grade. Review this helpful table to determine which grade may be a candidate for your business needs.

Grade	Wear Resistance	Toughness	Size Stability	Hardenability	Red Hardness	Machinibility
A-10	Good	Fair	Good	Deep	Poor	95
A-2	Good	Fair	Excellent	Deep	Poor	65
A-6	Fair	Fair	Excellent	Deep	Poor	85
D-2	Excellent	Fair	Excellent	Deep	Fair	50
D-7	Excellent	Poor	Excellent	Deep	Fair	40
H-13	Good	Good	Good	Deep	Good	70
M-2	Good	Poor	Fair	Deep	Good	55
M-4	Excellent	Poor	Fair	Deep	Good	35
M-42	Good	Poor	Fair	Deep	Good	50
O-1	Good	Fair	Good	Medium+	Poor	85
O-6	Fair	Fair	Fair	Medium	Poor	120
S-1	Fair	Excellent	Fair	Medium	Fair	80
S-5	Fair	Excellent	Fair	Medium+	Poor	80
S-7	Good	Excellent	Fair	Deep	Poor	75
T-1	Good	Poor	Fair	Deep	Good	50
T-15	Excellent	Poor	Fair	Deep	Excellent	40
VERTEX	Excellent	Fair	Excellent	Deep	Poor	65
W-1	Fair	Good	Poor	Shallow	Poor	100

Data is typical and should not be construed as actual values for any category.
Applications and technical information require engineers and tool designers to exercise independent judgement.