{"id":10603,"date":"2020-03-19T10:40:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T15:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsc3d.wpengine.com\/?post_type=3d_materials&#038;p=10603"},"modified":"2025-02-07T14:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T20:42:24","slug":"a2-tool-steel","status":"publish","type":"3d_materials","link":"https:\/\/www.gsc-3d.com\/3d_materials\/a2-tool-steel\/","title":{"rendered":"A2 Tool Steel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Markforged Material \u2013 A2 Tool Steel for the Metal X\nSystem<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A2 Tool Steel is a general purpose tool steel for\ncold-working applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is A2 Tool Steel?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A highly versatile air-hardening tool steel, A2 is often\nregarded as a \u201cuniversal\u201d cold work steel. Considered easy to machine in the\nannealed condition, it has a high compression strength and good dimensional\nstability during hardening and tempering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who will use A2 Tool Steel?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The following industries often need parts that have an edge\nand stand up to wear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sheet metal fabricators for bending, stamping,\nforming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manufacturers and assemblers for internal\ntooling and fixture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large machine shops for internal tooling\npurposes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>When to print with A2 Tool Steel?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A2 Tool Steel offers a combination of good wear resistance\n(between O1 and D2) and toughness. Create cutting and forming tools for sheet\nmetal fabrication and end use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Punches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dies (blanking, forming, stamping)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cold shears, shear blades<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compression tooling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coining<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cold forming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cutting and forming tools (functional metal\nprototypes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jigs and fixtures, hybrid parts (by adding wear\nresistance)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knurling tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mandrels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wear parts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A2 Tool Steel can be heat-treated to increase\nhardness and durability. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Markforged-printed and heat-treated A2 Tool\nSteel effectively matches wrought heat-treated A2 in hardness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsc-3d.com\/product-info\/3dprinting\/A2-tool-steel.pdf\" style=\"color:#ffffff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download A2 Tool Data Sheet<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Universal cold work steel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10607,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","materials_category":[643],"class_list":["post-10603","3d_materials","type-3d_materials","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","materials_category-metal-x"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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