[TheForge] S2?

[Ben Barrett]

I think  this will bring you up the S2 material specs:
http://www.keymetals.com/research/Property/result.asp?FamilyID=17&MetalID=2911&Chemical=1&Physical=1&Mechanical=1
If you'r browsing through, it is under "tools steels"
note that there also exists an "S2M" aka "S-2M™" which appears to be
proprietary.
Sorry, I don't have any direct experience with it...

http://www.keymetals.com/research/Property/step2.asp?FamilyID=17&Chemical=1&Physical=1&Mechanical=1
is their list of tool steels on reference.  I know there's lots of
places... but my Jorgenson book, albeit dated, didn't
have S2 (only S1, S5, and S7).

Ben



On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Grant Marcoux
<gblacksmith at alamedanet.net> wrote:
>
> Frosty:   S series are good for anything that needs to be shock-resistant.
> Some folks use the S series for hotwork tooling, though that is sort of an
> "off label" use.  S-1 is oil hardening, while S-7 is air hardening...I don't
> know about S-2.  The    S series are made more toward toughness than
> hardness.  Might make a good hammer or cold work tooling.  Grant
>
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>
> A friend on another forum lucked into a stash of S2 rd.
> bar stock but doesn't know what it's good for and I
> told him I'd ask around. He's a smith so general and
> specific info will be useful.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Frosty
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