The highest quality carbon steel is often referred to as tool steel. Tool steel typically has a very high carbon content, ranging from 0. 6-1. 4%, and it also contains other elements, such as chromium, manganese, tungsten, and molybdenum, that give it certain desirable characteristics.
The most common types of tool steel are W1, A2, D2, and H13, and each type offers various qualities, such as wear and corrosion resistance, strength, and ability to be heat treated and hardened. In general, tool steel is characterized by its ability to hold its edge longer than any other type of steel, and it’s also able to be machined to very tight tolerances.
Tool steel is used in a variety of applications, including making tools and knives, molds, dies and other machinery parts, and it has many advantages over other types of carbon steel.
