--- title: "125Cr1 — Tool steels for cold work" description: "125Cr1: 10 equivalent designations across 3 standards, with the recorded chemical composition shown next to the source text." canonical: https://steelequivalents.com/materials/din-en/125cr1 language: en robots: index, follow og_type: website type: material-detail language_alternates: en: https://steelequivalents.com/materials/din-en/125cr1.md cs: https://steelequivalents.com/cs/materiály/din-en/125cr1.md de: https://steelequivalents.com/de/werkstoffe/din-en/125cr1.md es: https://steelequivalents.com/es/materiales/din-en/125cr1.md fr: https://steelequivalents.com/fr/matériaux/din-en/125cr1.md hu: https://steelequivalents.com/hu/anyagok/din-en/125cr1.md it: https://steelequivalents.com/it/materiali/din-en/125cr1.md nl: https://steelequivalents.com/nl/materialen/din-en/125cr1.md pl: https://steelequivalents.com/pl/materiały/din-en/125cr1.md pt: https://steelequivalents.com/pt/materiais/din-en/125cr1.md ru: https://steelequivalents.com/ru/материалы/din-en/125cr1.md tr: https://steelequivalents.com/tr/malzemeler/din-en/125cr1.md zh: https://steelequivalents.com/zh/材料/din-en/125cr1.md ja: https://steelequivalents.com/ja/材料/din-en/125cr1.md ar: https://steelequivalents.com/ar/المواد/din-en/125cr1.md ko: https://steelequivalents.com/ko/재료/din-en/125cr1.md pt-br: https://steelequivalents.com/pt-br/materiais/din-en/125cr1.md hi: https://steelequivalents.com/hi/सामग्री/din-en/125cr1.md content_hash: sha256:a2f333f108451f4f0df1da5766d48023c9a077521e98c9e64503103cda49b9e5 generated: 2026-09-22 --- > **Machine-readable Markdown rendering.** This is a Markdown representation of a web page, > served for AI agents and crawlers as a token-efficient alternative to the full HTML. > Full interactive HTML version: https://steelequivalents.com/materials/din-en/125cr1 > Canonical URL: https://steelequivalents.com/materials/din-en/125cr1 > Available languages: en, cs, de, es, fr, hu, it, nl, pl, pt, ru, tr, zh, ja, ar, ko, pt-br, hi > Change detection: `content_hash` is the SHA-256 of this document's Markdown body — everything > below this block, whitespace-trimmed, excluding the front-matter. Compare it to detect a real > content change; `generated` moves on every render and is not a change signal. DIN / EN · Europe · 10 designations # 125Cr1 125Cr2 is a material in the category [Tool steels for cold work](/categories/tool-steels-for-cold-work "Tool steels for cold work"), held under material number 1.2002. We list 9 designations recorded for this grade, in the standards DIN / EN, AFNOR and JIS. Its recorded composition includes C 1.2–1.3%, Si 0.15–0.35%, Cr 0.4–0.6%, Mn 0.25–0.4% and Ni 0.4%. Recorded mechanical properties include Rm 750–2100 N/mm², A80 11% and HV 235–630; these figures vary with the delivery condition and dimension. Its recorded density is 7.85 g/cm³. - [*Material no.* **1.2002**](/materials/material-no/1.2002 "Material no.: 1.2002") - [*Category* **Tool steels for cold work · 109 grades**](/categories/tool-steels-for-cold-work "Category: Tool steels for cold work · 109 grades") - *Designations* **10** [Search](/search "Steel grade search")[Inquiry](/inquiry?material=f5aa5a64-46b8-49d9-8830-3b9f5e5afe00&designation=979f2183-4567-4280-8ae6-ebaf74d7cafb "Inquiry")[**Datasheet as PDF** Print-ready A4 document **Generating …** **Download started** **Try again**](/materials/din-en/125cr1.pdf "Datasheet as PDF") ## If you came for one of these The most-used names for this grade. - [DIN / EN 125Cr2 This grade’s own name](/materials/din-en/125cr2 "DIN / EN 125Cr2") ## About Tool steels for cold work Cold-work tool steels are high-strength tool materials designed for shaping, cutting and forming operations carried out without significant heating of the workpiece. They are characterised by high hardness, wear resistance and the ability to retain a sharp or precise working edge, making them suitable for dies, punches, cutting tools and other tooling exposed to repeated mechanical contact. This describes the material class as a whole. Always confirm the individual grade against the standard before ordering. ## Also known as 10 designations · 3 standards · nothing hidden This grade’s own name recorded in our sources as this grade’s own designation under that standard. Indicative taken from a published cross-reference table; a close match, not a guarantee of interchangeability. Verify against the mill certificate before ordering. Withdrawn designation no longer current — a separate column from the two above, so a name can be same grade and withdrawn at once. DIN / EN Europe · 2 - **125Cr1 This grade’s own name Withdrawn** - [125Cr2 This grade’s own name](/materials/din-en/125cr2 "DIN / EN 125Cr2") AFNOR France · 5 - [C120E3UCr4 Indicative](/materials/afnor/c120e3ucr4 "AFNOR C120E3UCr4") - [C125RR Indicative](/materials/afnor/c125rr "AFNOR C125RR") - [XC125 Indicative](/materials/afnor/xc125 "AFNOR XC125") - [XC130 Indicative](/materials/afnor/xc130 "AFNOR XC130") - [Y2 120 C Indicative](/materials/afnor/y2-120-c "AFNOR Y2 120 C") JIS Japan · 3 - [SKS 81 Indicative](/materials/jis/sks81 "JIS SKS 81") - [SKS 81 M Indicative](/materials/jis/sks81m "JIS SKS 81 M") - [TE-2 Indicative](/materials/jis/te-2 "JIS TE-2") Every designation on file is listed — no truncation, no “+ n more”. Each one is itself a route that leads back here. ## Chemical composition 8 elements on file · weight % What this alloy is Fe C Cr Ni Iron — the balance, never listed by a standard — 97.1 % C — 1.3 % Cr — 0.5 % Ni — 0.4 % Traces & impurities · 0.7 % Logarithmic scale, 0.01 % to 100 % — every value here compares directly, decade by decade. | Element | % by weight | |---|---| | C | 1.2–1.3 | | Si | 0.15–0.35 | | Mn | 0.25–0.4 | | P | 0.025 | | S | 0.025 | | Cr | 0.4–0.6 | | Mo | ≤ 0.1 | | Ni | 0.4 | Carbon Silicon Manganese Phosphorus Sulfur Chromium Molybdenum Nickel 0.01 % 0.1 % 1 % 10 % 100 % The scale is logarithmic, not the element’s raw share of the alloy — the only honest way to fit 0.01 % and 100 % in one picture, and it means every value here can be compared with every other. | Element | As published source text, verbatim | Min% by weight | Max% by weight | Bound | |---|---|---|---|---| | C | 1,20-1,30 | 1.200 | 1.300 | Range | | Si | 0,15-0,35 | 0.150 | 0.350 | Range | | P | 0,025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | Exact | | S | 0,025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | Exact | | Cr | 0,40-0,60 | 0.400 | 0.600 | Range | | Mn | 0,25-0,40 | 0.250 | 0.400 | Range | | Ni | 0,4 | 0.400 | 0.400 | Exact | | Mo | ≤0,10 | — | 0.100 | Max | The published column is the source string byte-for-byte, decimal comma and all; Min and Max are the parsed bounds. Elements not listed have no value on file — they are omitted, never inferred. ## Predicted transformation temperatures This grade's composition falls outside the published model's validated range (a low-alloy composition window), so no transformation temperature is predicted here. ## Physical & mechanical properties Density 7,85 g/cm³ Exact An absent property means we hold no value for it — it is left out rather than estimated, interpolated from a neighbouring grade, or filled from a handbook. It does not mean the property is undefined for the material. ## Properties by condition 4 conditions · 5 values By thickness**Soft annealed** source `steelnumber` | Thickness mm | Rm N/mm² | A80% | |---|---|---| | 0.3 – 3 | 750 | 11 | By thickness**Quenched and tempered** source `steelnumber` | Thickness mm | Rm N/mm² | |---|---| | 0.3 – 3 | 1300 – 2100 | By delivery state**Soft annealed** source `steelnumber` | Delivery state | HV | |---|---| | Soft annealed | 235 | By delivery state**Quenched and tempered** source `steelnumber` | Delivery state | HV | |---|---| | Quenched and tempered | 405 – 630 | Every figure holds only for the condition on its own row. Values are never merged across conditions or across sources, never averaged, and never interpolated between two rows. An em dash means no value on file — never zero. Figures are converted to the unit in the column header; the source’s own wording is kept and shown where the two differ. ## Similar grades — and why Selection rule, stated so you can disagree with it: same number class 1.2, a shared category, and a published range for Cr / Ni that overlaps this grade’s. These are neighbours in composition space — they are not equivalents, and none is claimed to be interchangeable with this grade. [80CrV2 1.2235 Cr 0,40-0,60 · Ni 0,4 - ΔCr 0.00 - ΔNi 0.00 - 26 designations](/materials/din-en/80crv2 "80CrV2") ## Looking for this grade under another name? Search the catalogue by designation, material number or composition — every name on this page is itself a way in. 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