1.2008
Sheet
AISI, ASTM, DIN
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Forged
Flat
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corrosion, high working hardness
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Alloy
Ningbo Ningshing
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China
Product Description
DIN 1.2008 Cold Working Tool Steel

Ningshing Special-Steel is the leading ditribution and stockist of DIN 1.2008 Cold Work Steel. Our large stock of DIN 1.2008 Cold Work Steel can meet your demand with immediate delivery. The stock involves different size range of hot rolled /forged rounds and flats, forged blocks. Delivery condiion in Annealed or Q+T.
DIN 1.2008 Cold Work Tool Steel is a low alloyed, high-carbon steel commonly used for manufacture of rasps, files and, more broadly all sharp tools requiring strength, reliability and hardness. It very high carbon content(1.3%) allows it to reach high harnesses, which are essential for this type of highly stressed tooling.
Dimensions
Round: dia.10-500 mm
Hot Rolled Flat: 6-200 x 300-1200 mm
Forged Block: 150-500 x 200-1600 mm
Delivery Condition
EAF+(ESR) or EAF+LF+VD+(ESR), Hot rolled or Forged, Annealed, Black surface or Machined surface
Equivalence
Chemical Composition (%)
Applications
This alloy is carbon steel for the manufacture of straight razors, knife blades and hand tools.
Heat Treatment
Annealing
720 to 760 °C
Cool slowly in furnace. This will produce a maximum Brinell hardness of 220 HB.
Stress Relief
Stress relieving to remove maching stresses should be carried out by heating to approx. 650°C.
Holding for 1-2 hours at heat, followed by air cooling. This operation is performed to reduce distortion during heat treatment.
Quenching
770 to 810 °C
followed by water or oil quenching
Hardness: Min.66 HRC.
Tempering
150 to 200 °C
Average hardness after tempering is 60-65 HRC.





Q1: What is Ningbo Ningshing Precision Machinery Group Co., Ltd ?
A1: Ningbo Ningshing Precision Machinery Group Co., Ltd., formerly known as Ningbo Ningshing Special-Steel Group Co., Ltd., is the leading distributor of Special Steel, and also a professional mold base maker in China. Our business involves special steel trading, machining processing, mold base making, heat treatment, CNC machines manufacturing.
Q2: Are you a manufacturer or a trader?
A2: For Special Steel, we are the one of the leading distributors and service center in China. 9 warehouses with over 50,000 tons of regular stock. Our workshop has various kinds of equipments for sawing, milling, grinding, drilling etc.
For mold base, we are a professional manufacturer, with 24 sets of CNC machines, 3 axis and 5 axis, CMM for inspection. We produce medium-large sized mold base for plastic injection mold and die casting die.
Q3: How do you control the quality of steels?
A3: Firstly, we have very close and deep relationship with Chinese Prime Mills, choose supplier carefully, and regard them as the long term business partner. Based on the long term cooperation, we concentrate on special steel business and expand the market step by step. Secondly, we have own technical center which is formed by the experienced engineers and technicians whom ever worked for prime mills. We control the quality in production process, in-out warehouse.
Q4:: Which kind of processing can you do?
A4: We do machining processing like cutting, milling, grinding, turning, peeling, drilling, CNC machining. Meanwhile, we do vacuum heat treatment for die and mold.

Ningshing Special-Steel is the leading ditribution and stockist of DIN 1.2008 Cold Work Steel. Our large stock of DIN 1.2008 Cold Work Steel can meet your demand with immediate delivery. The stock involves different size range of hot rolled /forged rounds and flats, forged blocks. Delivery condiion in Annealed or Q+T.
DIN 1.2008 Cold Work Tool Steel is a low alloyed, high-carbon steel commonly used for manufacture of rasps, files and, more broadly all sharp tools requiring strength, reliability and hardness. It very high carbon content(1.3%) allows it to reach high harnesses, which are essential for this type of highly stressed tooling.
Dimensions
Round: dia.10-500 mm
Hot Rolled Flat: 6-200 x 300-1200 mm
Forged Block: 150-500 x 200-1600 mm
Delivery Condition
EAF+(ESR) or EAF+LF+VD+(ESR), Hot rolled or Forged, Annealed, Black surface or Machined surface
Equivalence
AlSl / SAE | DlN /W.Nr | JlS | GB |
1.2008 |
Chemical Composition (%)
Steel Grade | C | Si | Mn | P | S | Cr |
1.2008 | 1.35-1.50 | 0.15-0.30 | 0.25-0.40 | ≤ 0.035 | ≤ 0.035 | 0.40-0.70 |
Applications
This alloy is carbon steel for the manufacture of straight razors, knife blades and hand tools.
Heat Treatment
Annealing
720 to 760 °C
Cool slowly in furnace. This will produce a maximum Brinell hardness of 220 HB.
Stress Relief
Stress relieving to remove maching stresses should be carried out by heating to approx. 650°C.
Holding for 1-2 hours at heat, followed by air cooling. This operation is performed to reduce distortion during heat treatment.
Quenching
770 to 810 °C
followed by water or oil quenching
Hardness: Min.66 HRC.
Tempering
150 to 200 °C
Average hardness after tempering is 60-65 HRC.





Q1: What is Ningbo Ningshing Precision Machinery Group Co., Ltd ?
A1: Ningbo Ningshing Precision Machinery Group Co., Ltd., formerly known as Ningbo Ningshing Special-Steel Group Co., Ltd., is the leading distributor of Special Steel, and also a professional mold base maker in China. Our business involves special steel trading, machining processing, mold base making, heat treatment, CNC machines manufacturing.
Q2: Are you a manufacturer or a trader?
A2: For Special Steel, we are the one of the leading distributors and service center in China. 9 warehouses with over 50,000 tons of regular stock. Our workshop has various kinds of equipments for sawing, milling, grinding, drilling etc.
For mold base, we are a professional manufacturer, with 24 sets of CNC machines, 3 axis and 5 axis, CMM for inspection. We produce medium-large sized mold base for plastic injection mold and die casting die.
Q3: How do you control the quality of steels?
A3: Firstly, we have very close and deep relationship with Chinese Prime Mills, choose supplier carefully, and regard them as the long term business partner. Based on the long term cooperation, we concentrate on special steel business and expand the market step by step. Secondly, we have own technical center which is formed by the experienced engineers and technicians whom ever worked for prime mills. We control the quality in production process, in-out warehouse.
Q4:: Which kind of processing can you do?
A4: We do machining processing like cutting, milling, grinding, turning, peeling, drilling, CNC machining. Meanwhile, we do vacuum heat treatment for die and mold.