A2 steel vs 4340 steel: For the different material comparisons, which one we should choose to use?

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A2 steel/1.2363 is a German Cold work tool alloy steel material grade.

A-2 steel is an air hardening alloy chromium-molybdenum-Vanadium die steel. As cold work steel, its grade contains 5% chromium. In applications that require greater size stability, A2 steel is preferable to O1 tool steel.

Advantage of A2 steel in repair welding operation: since the preheating and post-heating temperature is lower than SKD11, repair welding operation is easier.

A typical application such as blanking die, the molding dies, blanking dies, stamping die, stamping die, die, extrusion die, boxing, shear knife blade, instrumentation, knurling tools, volume, head, and machine parts.

4340 alloy structural steel belongs to gear steel.

It is used for important tempering parts that require good toughness, high strength, and large size. Such as heavy machinery high-load shaft, turbine shaft with a diameter greater than 250mm. Also, it can be used for helicopter rotor shaft, turbojet engine turboshaft, blade, high-load transmission parts, crankshaft fasteners and etc. Besides, it can also be used for rotor shaft and blade with an operating temperature of over 400℃. It can also be used to make important parts with special performance requirements after nitriding treatment, which can be used for ultra-high-strength steel after low-temperature tempering or isothermal quenching.

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