Tool Steel
Tool Steel
Tool Steel

Tool steel is one of Daido's major products and we have a wide variety of products for cold, hot, high speed and plastic mold applications.
Some of our brand steels are highly evaluated globally such as DC53 and NAK. To satidfy our customers' demands, we are pursuing high quality products and high performance technical services.

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Tool Steel Products list

Tool Steel List

We can provide deep engineering support for global customers with our diversified products and technical service.
Please refer to following links for more details such as brochures and technical documents.

Grade Brand
name
Equivalent standard Characteristics Main applications
JIS AISI WNr. Hot-
Forming
Die-
Casting
Hot
Stamping
Cold-
Forming
Plastic
mold
Hot
Work
Tool
Steel
Type H13 &
Modified
(5Cr)
Single
melted
DHA1 SKD61 H13
eq.
1.2344
eq.
・General-purpose hot work
die steel
DHA-WORLD SKD61
mod.
H13
mod.
1.2344
mod.
・High hardenability &
toughness
DH2F SKD61
mod.
H13
mod.
1.2344
mod.
・40HRC Pre-hardened steel
・Easy machining
Type H13
& 2367
modified
(5Cr)
Remelted
DHA1-A SKD61 H13
eq.
1.2344
eq.
・Remelted steel of DHA1
DH31-EX - - 1.2367
mod.
・High hardenability &
toughness
・High strength at elevated
temp.
Type SKD7
(3Cr-3Mo)
DH71 SKD7
mod.
- - ・High softening resistance
DH32 SKD7
mod.
- - ・High strength at elevated
temp.
Hot-
Forging
Die Steel
GFA SKT4
mod.
L6
mod.
1.2714
mod.
・Especially for hammer
forging
GF78 - - - ・40HRC Pre-hardened steel
・High strength at elevated
temp.
High
Thermal
Conductivity
Steel
DHA-Thermo - - - ・High thermal conductivity
Hot Stamping
Die Steel
DHA-HS1 - - - ・High thermal conductivity
& High softening resistance
・Dedicated steel for hot
stamping dies
Cold
Work
Tool
Steel
Type D2 &
Original
Cold Work
Die Steel
DC11 SKD11 D2
eq.
1.2379
eq.
・General-purpose cold work
die steel
DC53 - - - ・8Cr-2Mo type
・High hardness & toughness
DCMX - - - ・Matrix type cold work die
steel
・High toughness, easy
machining & small dimensional
change
Alloy Tool
Steel
YK30 SKS93 W5
mod.
- ・Oil hardening steel
GOA SKS3
mod.
1.2510
mod.
O1
mod.
・Oil hardening steel
GO4 - - - ・Air hardening Steel
GO5 - - - ・Flame hardening Steel
GO40F - - - ・40HRC Pre-hardened steel
・Easy machining
Plastic
Mold
Steel
Type P20
modified
PX4, PX5 - P20
mod.
1.2330
mod.
・30HRC Pre-hardened steel
PAC5000 - P20
mod.
1.2311
mod.
・40HRC Pre-hardened steel
・High hardness
NAK series NAK55 - P21
mod.
- ・40HRC Precipitation
hardening steel
・Easy machining
NAK80 - P21
mod.
- ・40HRC Precipitation
hardening steel
・High mirror-finish
NAK86K - - - ・38HRC Pre-hardened steel
・High mirror-finish
・Excellent corrosion
resistance
NAK101 SUS630
mod.
630
mod.
1.4542
mod.
・33HRC Pre-hardened steel
・High corrosion resistance
Hardened
&
Tempered
type
PD613 - - - ・High hardness & wear
resistance
・High mirror-finish
Stainless
Steel
G-STAR SUS420F
mod.
420F
mod.
1.4029
mod.
・Easy machining
S-STAR SUS420J2 mod. 420
mod.
1.4028
mod.
・Remelted steel
・High mirror-finish
Maraging
Steel
MAS1C - - 1.2709
mod.
・High toughness & strength
High Speed Tool
Steel Matrix Type
DRM1 - - - ・High toughness
・Maximum hardness 58HRC
DRM2 - - - ・High hardness & toughness
・Maximum hardness 62HRC
DRM3 - - - ・High hardenability
・Maximum hardness 66HRC
Powder Metallurgy
High Speed Tool
Steel
DEX20 - - - ・High toughness
DEX40 SKH40 - - ・High toughness
・High strength at elevated
temp.

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