A2 steel vs 1095 steel: For the different material comparisons, which one we should choose to use?

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1095 high carbon steel is the most widely used 10 series steel.

1095 high carbon steel’s carbon content: 0.95%-1.03%. The best high carbon steel is 1095, which contains 1.03 percent carbon and small amounts of chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium. After heat treatment, it can reach the hardness of HRC57-60, with very good toughness, but not rust resistance.

For the knife, 1095 is a “standard” carbon steel, good performance and inexpensive, with appropriate toughness and polish.

Most of them are used in traditional European hunting knives, large cutting knives, and military knives.

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 containing 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 dies. It also including stamping die, extrusion dies, boxing, shear knife blade, instrumentation, knurling tools, volume, head, and machine parts.

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