M2 High Speed Steel — Machining & Properties
Typical properties, what M2 High Speed Steel is like on a machine tool, what it gets used for, and the tolerance and finishes we hold on it — from a shop that actually machines it, not a datasheet aggregator. Every figure here drives our own calculators.
Machining M2 High Speed Steel
Machinability is rated difficult — a genuinely demanding material — rigid setups, premium tooling and conservative parameters, with cycle time and tool wear to match. Tool and die steels (H13, D2, M2) are typically rough-machined in the annealed condition, hardened and tempered to working hardness, then finish ground or EDM’d to final dimension. Engaging us early in your design allows the sequence to be optimised for minimum distortion.
Our standard achievable tolerance on M2 High Speed Steel is ±0.020mm under normal conditions, with tighter tolerances on critical features agreed at quotation. Standard finishes: Nitriding, PVD, TiN coating. Full material traceability with MTR and CoC documentation on every order.
Typical applications
Cutting tools, punches, taps — EDM and grinding preferred post-hardening.
Use M2 High Speed Steel in our free tools
Other carbon & alloy steel grades we machine: EN3 (070M20) · EN8 (080M40) · EN19 (709M40) · EN24 (817M40) — all 50 grades.
M2 High Speed Steel — FAQ
What is the density of M2 High Speed Steel?
8.15 g/cm³ (typical). That is 8150 kg/m³ — our metal weight calculator uses exactly this figure for M2 High Speed Steel.
Is M2 High Speed Steel easy to machine?
Its machinability is rated difficult — a genuinely demanding material — rigid setups, premium tooling and conservative parameters, with cycle time and tool wear to match.
What is M2 High Speed Steel used for?
Typical applications: Cutting tools, punches, taps — EDM and grinding preferred post-hardening.
What tolerance can be held when machining M2 High Speed Steel?
Our standard achievable tolerance on M2 High Speed Steel is ±0.020mm under normal conditions (ISO 2768-f general tolerancing). Tighter tolerances on critical features can be agreed at quotation for specific geometries.
Can Dalloway machine M2 High Speed Steel?
Yes — we machine M2 High Speed Steel in-house on 3, 4 and 5-axis milling and CNC turning, from single prototypes to production, with MTR and CoC documentation standard. Typical finishes: Nitriding, PVD, TiN coating.
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