High Speed Steels are highly alloyed steels designed to cut other materials efficiently at high speeds while withstanding extreme heat generated at the tools cutting edge. These steels are heat treated and used at high hardnesses (62 HRc and above), maintaining the high hardness at elevated temperatures while having enough impact toughness to handle interrupted cut tooling applications.ss
M2 is the most popular grade of high speed steel worldwide and commonly used in a wide variety of cutting tools and metal forming applications. Rounds: .109" dia through 10.125" dia Flats: .055" thick through 3" thick saw cut widths up to 36"
M50 is a general purpose high speed steel .M50 has a good balance of toughness, wear resistance, and red hardness.
M50 is used for metal cutting, wood and plastics cutting and cold work tooling.
