
High-Speed Steel Selection Guide
High-speed steel — AISI M-series (M1, M3, M35, M42, M50), T-series (T1, T15), and PM grades like ASP 2060. Compare hot hardness, wear life and selection…

High-speed steel — AISI M-series (M1, M3, M35, M42, M50), T-series (T1, T15), and PM grades like ASP 2060. Compare hot hardness, wear life and selection…

A side-by-side comparison of high-speed steel and tungsten carbide for industrial machine knives — covering hardness, toughness, cost.

AISI M2 is the workhorse high-speed steel of the converting industry. AISI M4 is its higher-vanadium cousin. The 1 % V difference looks small on a chemistry.