125Cr2
125Cr2 is a designation in DIN / EN for the material held under material number 1.2002, also listed as 125Cr1. It is a material in the category Tool steels for cold work. We list 10 designations recorded for this grade, in the standards DIN / EN, AFNOR and JIS.
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- 125Cr1This grade’s own nameWithdrawn
- 125Cr2This grade’s own name
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
Logarithmic scale, 0.01 % to 100 % — every value here compares directly, decade by decade.
| Element | % by weight |
|---|---|
1.2–1.3 | |
0.15–0.35 | |
0.25–0.4 | |
0.025 | |
0.025 | |
0.4–0.6 | |
≤ 0.1 | |
0.4 |
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 publishedsource 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
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 valuessteelnumber| Thicknessmm | RmN/mm² | A80% |
|---|---|---|
| 0.3 – 3 | 750 | 11 |
steelnumber| Thicknessmm | RmN/mm² |
|---|---|
| 0.3 – 3 | 1300 – 2100 |
steelnumber| Delivery state | HV |
|---|---|
| Soft annealed | 235 |
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.
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