| Country | USA | German | Japan | China | |
| Standard | ASTM A681 | W-nr. | DIN | JISG4404 | GB/T1299-2000 |
| Grades | D2 | 1.2379 | X155CrVMo121 | SKD11 | Cr12Mo1V1 |
| Grades | C% | Si% | Mn% | P% | S% | Cr% | Mo% | V% |
| D2 | 1.40~1.60 | 0.30~0.50 | 0.30~0.50 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.03 | 11.0~13. 0 | 0.70~1.20 | 0.80~1.10 |
| 1.2379/X155CrVMo121 | 1.50~1.60 | 0.10~0.40 | 0.15~0.45 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.03 | 11.0~12.0 | 0.60~0.80 | 0.90~1.10 |
| SKD11 | 1.40~1.60 | ≤0.40 | ≤0.60 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.030 | 11.0~13. 0 | 0.80~1.20 | 0.20~0.50 |
| Critical point | A c1 | A cm | A rcm | A r1 | M s |
| Temp.(approximation) |
1490
°F
(810°C) |
1607
°F
(875°C) |
1382
°F
(750°C) |
1283
°F
(695°C) |
374
°F
(190°C) |
| Temperature |
68~212
°F
(20~100 °C) |
68~392
°F
(20~200 °C) |
68~572
°F
(20~300 °C) |
68~752
°F
(20~400 °C) |
| Coefficient | 10.5 x10 -6 | 11.5 x10 -6 | 11.9 x10 -6 | 12.2 x10 -6 |
| Items | Heating temperature | Starting forging temperature | Final forging temperature | Cooling |
| Ingot |
2048~2120
°F
(1120~1160°C) |
1922~1994
°F
(1050~1090°C) |
≥1562 °F(850°C) | Hot charging annealing |
| billet |
2048~2084
°F
(1120~1140°C) |
1922~1958
°F
(1050~1070°C) |
≥1562 °F(850°C) | Hot charging annealing,cooling in hole or dust |
| Temperature |
Soaking time
(min) |
Hardness before tempering | |
| °F | °C | ||
| 1815 | 990 | 60 | approx. 63 HRC |
| 1850 | 1010 | 45 | approx. 64 HRC |
| 1885 | 1030 | 30 | approx. 65 HRC |