D3 Tool Steel
High carbon, high chromium cold-work steel with maximum abrasion resistance. Used where maximum wear resistance is needed, particularly in blanking and forming dies.
- Equivalents
- SKD1 (JIS), AISI D3
- Standard
- BS EN ISO 4957
- Hardness
- 58–64 HRC
- Sizes
- 5mm – 300mm
- Applications
- Blanking dies, Forming dies, Drawing dies, Ceramic tooling, Brick moulds