Tool Steel Names
For guidance only we detail below a list of tool steel brand names, old and new. Some of these specifications are now obsolete, please contact our sales team who can give you guidance on the current European or British standard equivalent grade. Our database also holds information on many more obscure steel specifications.
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Edgar Allen & Co Ltd | K9 | – | Double Six | – | – |
Aurora Steels Ltd | – | – | – | – | – |
Balfour & Darwins Ltd | TOH | SC25 | SC13 SC26 | – | – |
Barworth Flockton Ltd | 528 | JEC | 2002 | – | EG2 |
Beardshaw (Steels) Ltd | HM1 | CDV2 | – | – | AH Chrome Die |
Bohler | K460 | K110 | K100 | K107 | K305 |
Richard W Carr Ltd | 09B | 69S | 23S | – | 32S |
George H Cook & Co Ltd | CRP | KMV | Special K | – | One Five One |
Crucible Steels Crusteel Ltd |
Ketos | AIRDI 150/S | – | – | Airkool/S |
Firth Brown Ltd | MCT | Diehard Standard | – | – | Cromodie HC |
Hadfields Ltd | Hecla 15 | Hecla 159 | Hecla 125 | – | Hecla 175 |
Hall & Pickles Ltd – Hydra | Vampire | Vital-X | Vital | – | Victor |
B Huntsman Ltd | SNSC | – | BCD | BCW | CRM1 |
T Inman & Co Ltd | ID1 | IMV | ICW | – | – |
Jessop Saville Ltd | K4 Special | H42 | Alloy C WPS | – | H33 |
Jonas & Colver (Novo) Ltd | TPM SPM |
NRM | NRW | – | DCM |
Macreadys Ltd / Acenta / Aartee | NSOH | Usaspead | HCHC | Nitroy 40B | – |
Samuel Osborn & Co Ltd | GS Hand & Heart | GN | IR | HSCO | JA |
F M Parkin Ltd | FMP 200 | FMP 336 | FMP 338 | – | FMP 379 |
Sanderson Kayser / Kayser Ellison Ltd | KE672 Pitho Newhall |
KEA180 | KE970 | – | KEA162 |
Schoeller Bleckman Steels (GB) Ltd | Noresco Favorit | Noresco Dominator VM | Noresco Dominator | Noresco Dominator Z | – |
Walter Somers Ltd | – | Somcold | – | – | – |
H J Stone Steel Co Ltd | SPCR CSP |
CS13M Extra | Super Chromium | – | – |
Stora Steel Ltd | Stora 16 | Stora 364 | Stora 62G | Stora 62 | Stora 65 |
Timken Latrobe Steel Co | Badger | Olympic | GSN | – | Select B |
Thyssen Fine Steels Ltd | Thyrodur | – | – | – | – |
Uddeholm Ltd | Arne | Sverker 21 | – | Sverker 3 | Rigor |
Wardlow Ltd | WNS30 | – | WNS40 | – | – |
Michael & Joseph Wing Ltd | MJW OH | – | Dimonant Hicrom | – | – |
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Edgar Allen & Co Ltd | – | – | – | – | Stag Mo 562 | – |
Aurora Steels Ltd | – | – | RAB20 | RAB420 | RAB1 | |
Balfour & Darwins Ltd | – | ADIC | – | – | Capital 562 | Durex (=T1 type) |
Barworth Flockton Ltd | N | VA6 | – | – | – | TBC |
Beardshaw (Steels) Ltd | PCSK | – | – | – | – | – |
Bohler | K455 | W302 | M200 | M310 | S600 | K600 |
Richard W Carr Ltd | BCC | 53S | – | P1008 | – | P552 P576 |
George H Cook & Co Ltd | Pneumo | ALZ | – | – | 6542 | Benum Plus |
Crucible Steels Crusteel Ltd |
– | NU-DIE XTRA CSM13 | CSM2 CSM3 |
CSM420 | Rex M2 | |
Firth Brown Ltd | CCW | Cromodie | – | – | Molycut 562 | |
Hadfields Ltd | – | – | – | – | – | Hecla 67B |
Hall & Pickles Ltd – Hydra | Searcher | – | – | – | – | Larport |
B Huntsman Ltd | – | CHD1 | – | – | – | NCM4 |
T Inman & Co Ltd | – | – | IC20 | – | – | IBD HCNC |
Jessop Saville Ltd | OK Crown | H50 | – | – | J34 | G1 Special SVL |
Jonas & Colver (Novo) Ltd | KLAH | ALHD | – | – | Novo 662 | BKM |
Macreadys Ltd / Acenta / Aartee | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Samuel Osborn & Co Ltd | 2P | JE | – | – | Cyclone 92 Mushet MKK | NH |
F M Parkin Ltd | FMP 399 | FMP 329 | – | – | FMP 562 | FMP 349 |
Sanderson Kayser / Kayser Ellison Ltd | KE960 | KEA145 | KEA220 | – | Keylock A157 | KE355 |
Schoeller Bleckman Steels (GB) Ltd | Noresco Tyrant Extra | – | – | – | Noresco DHS | Noresco Parforce Special |
Walter Somers Ltd | – | VMC | – | – | – | – |
H J Stone Steel Co Ltd | Super TKL | – | – | – | – | BA500 |
Stora Steel Ltd | Stora 18 | Stora 67 | – | – | Stora 29 | Stora 30 |
Timken Latrobe Steel Co | XL Chisel | VDC | Bruno | Saxman-6R | Double Six | – |
Thyssen Fine Steels Ltd | – | Thyrotherm | – | Thyroplast | Thyrapid | – |
Uddeholm Ltd | Regin 3 | Orvar | Impax | Stavax | – | Grane |
Wardlow Ltd | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Michael & Joseph Wing Ltd | – | – | – | – | – | – |