D-2 Cold Work Tool Steel
Industries: Cutlery & Knives
- Air melt, lower cost alloys for hand cutlery
- Our airmelt cutlery grade have a long history or high performance in the knife industry
- They are more affordable for the everyday knife enthusiast
For a data sheet on D-2 Cold Work Tool Steel, please click here
Tolerance and Finish
Material is sandblasted to a gray matte finish.
The thickness and width are supplied oversize to finish at the requested dimension.
Cutting Methods
All orders will be sheared to size unless the width is too narrow.
$100 minimum per order please.
All dimensions are in inches.
The length can range from 35-1/2 to 38 inches.
The width for 24" sheets can range from 23 to 25 inches.
D-2 cold work tool steel provides strong wear resistance and dimensional stability for dies, punches, and tooling. Upgrade your tools today!
Hot rolled & processed by the employee owners of Niagara Specialty Metals in Akron NY
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Cut Method by Thickness / Width

- Surface Finish:
- Descaled
- Width:
- 1", 1.5", 2", 3", 6", 24"
- Thickness: .103/.113 thick will finish at:
- .093" thick
- Thickness: .140/.156 thick will finish at:
- .125” thick
- Thickness: .172/.188 thick will finish at:
- .156” thick
- Thickness: .207/.227 thick will finish at:
- .187” thick
- Thickness: .275/.300 thick will finish at:
- .250” thick