What are the main applications of AISI A2 steel?

It is suitable for blanking dies, block and ring gauges, coining, cold forming, cold trimming and forming dies, cold shears, rolls, knurls, machine parts, mandrels, punches, reamers, shear blades, stamping dies, and threading tapes.

What is the chemical composition of AISI A2 steel?

AISI A2 typically contains C: 0.95-1.05%, Mn: 0.40-1.00%, P: 0.03%, S: 0.03%, Si: 0.10-0.50%, Cr: 4.75-5.50%, and V: 0.15-0.90%.

What delivery conditions are available?

Delivery conditions include Forged, Hot rolled, Cold drawn, and various heat treatments like annealed, normalized, or quenched and tempered.

SKD12 Tool Steel A2 Steel Plate

Name: SKD12 Tool Steel A2 Steel Plate
Brand: HUNAN QILU INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
SKU: 2009716785

Hunan, ChinaHUNAN QILU INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

US$1,500.00-1,800.00

1 Ton

Sample price:US$0.00/ton.Request sample

Product profile

Customization

Available

Type

Alloy Steel Bar

Standard

AISI, ASTM, DIN, JIS, GB, BS

Model NO.

SKD12 Tool Steel A2 Steel Plate

Composition

Forging Steel

Technique

Forged

Shape

Plate

Surface Treatment

Black Surface/Turned/Rough Machined/Peeled

Special Use

High-strength Steel Plate

Application

Ship Plate

Certification

RoHS, CE, ISO

Transport Package

Bulk Package

Specification

DIN-En10083-2

Trademark

Qilu

Origin

China

HS Code

7228300000

Production Capacity

400, 000ton/Year

Key features

Versatile Air Hardening Steel: A2 steel offers safer hardening, less distortion, and increased wear resistance compared to O1 steel.

Wide Size Range: Available in Plate/Flat/Block with thickness 6mm-500mm and width 20mm-1000mm.

Multiple Surface Treatments: Options include Black Surface, Turned, Rough Machined, Peeled, Polished, and Grinded.

Comprehensive Heat Treatment: Processes include Normalized, Annealed, Quenched, and Tempered to meet specific mechanical needs.

Extensive Application Scope: Suitable for blanking dies, cold forming dies, punches, reamers, and shear blades.

Robust Manufacturing Capacity: Features 50t electric arc furnaces and up to 4500t forging units for large-scale production.

Fast Delivery Options: Off-season lead time within 15 workdays; over 20,000 tons of stock available in warehouses.

Strict Quality Testing: Includes tensile strength, hardness, ultrasonic test, magnetic particle testing, and grain size analysis.

Company profile

Importers and ExportersHigh Repeat Buyers ChoiceFast DeliveryLow MOQ

HUNAN QILU INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

Hunan, China

Business Type: Manufacturer/FactoryExport Year: 2008-06-01Nearest Port: SHANGHAI, NINGBO, QINGDAOAverage Response Time: ≤5.25hTerms of Payment: LC, T/T, Western Union, etc.International Commercial Terms(Incoterms): FOB, EXW, CFR, CIF

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SummaryThe supplier is identified as HUNAN QILU INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., a China-based limited company with conflicting classifications as both a trading company and manufacturer/factory. It has broad steel-related business activities, extensive stated export markets, self-operated import/export rights, and eight years of export experience. Customization, ODM, and OEM capabilities are explicitly reported. However, service-management documentation is absent, including supplier approval, corrective-action, and complaint-handling procedures. No in-stock, overseas warehouse, showroom, agent, or branch capability is reported. Financial records are referenced for 2021–2023, but no substantive financial performance evidence is provided. Production volumes and staffing are stated, although the supplier’s trading-company classification creates uncertainty regarding direct manufacturing capacity. No certifications or customer cases are documented.

After-Sales capabilityThe supplier reports no written procedures or records for service-capability assessment, corrective and preventive actions, or customer-complaint handling. It also reports no in-stock service, overseas warehouse, showroom, agent, or branch capability, although lead times are stated as one month in both peak and off-season periods.

R&D capabilityThe supplier reports total R&D-engineer experience of 6–10 years and offers ODM services, indicating some design and development capability. However, it has no available SDK, and the slices do not provide concrete innovation outputs, patents, or product-development records.

Production capacityThe supplier states production categories covering cold-drawn material, steel round bar, steel plate, and steel pipe, with substantial annual output figures and 11–20 quality-control staff. However, its classification as both trading company and manufacturer/factory is inconsistent, so the extent of directly controlled production capacity requires verification.

Customization capabilityFlexible customization is explicitly reported, together with ODM service availability and OEM service for popular brands. These statements provide direct evidence of customization and outsourced-brand production capability.