What is D2 tool steel?
Abbreviation: D2
Related Terms
O1 Tool Steel(O1)
O1 is an oil-hardening tool steel prized for its ability to take and hold a sharp edge. Favored by knife makers and machinists for precision tooling.
1084 Steel
1084 is a high-carbon steel popular with knife makers for its excellent edge retention and ease of heat treating. It's commonly sold as flat bar or blade blanks.
Hardening and Tempering(H&T)
Hardening heats steel above its critical temperature and quenches it rapidly to increase hardness. Tempering then reheats it at a lower temperature to reduce brittleness while retaining strength.
Steel Blank
A steel blank is a metal blank made from steel — typically carbon steel, stainless steel, or alloy steel — cut to size for further processing such as stamping, laser cutting, or machining.
Blanking
Blanking is a stamping process where a punch forces metal through a die to cut out a flat shape — the blank — from a sheet. The blank is the desired part; the surrounding sheet is the scrap.