As we approach the end of 2025, all of us at West Yorkshire Steel want to take a moment to reflect on the year gone by and thank you for your continued support. [read more]
When people see metal changing colour or breaking down, they often call it rusting — but did you know only iron-based metals can rust? Let’s take a closer look at what’s really going on with different metals when they react with air, moisture, or time. [read more]
On 13th October 1975, West Yorkshire Steel opened its doors with a commitment to supply quality steel and unbeatable service to the UK’s engineering and manufacturing industries. 50 years later, we’re proud to say that commitment still holds strong — and it’s all thanks to you. [read more]
This year, West Yorkshire Steel celebrates a momentous milestone - our 50th anniversary! To our customers, staff, and partners, we owe our deepest gratitude for five incredible decades of support and trust. From humble beginnings to becoming one of the UK’s most trusted suppliers of special steel grades, it’s been an extraordinary journey. [read more]
D2 is a high carbon, high chromium, molybdenum vanadium alloy tool steel. After hardening D2 achieves a high hardness with high compressive strength. It has excellent dimensional stability in hardening which makes this a quality through hardening steel with good retention to tempering. D2 is very popular for tolls that require very high wear resistance combined with moderate toughness and shock resistance. D2 has good through hardening properties and maintains good stability during heat treatment. It can also provide a measure of corrosion resistance when polished. [read more]
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