High Speed Steel Bars
M2, M35 & M42 high speed steel round bars for cutting tool, drill bit and precision tooling manufacture.

Product Overview
High speed steel retains its cutting edge hardness at the elevated temperatures generated during high-speed machining — the defining property tool manufacturers need for drills, reamers, taps and milling cutters.
We stock the molybdenum-based M2 for general tooling, cobalt-added M35 for tougher materials, and higher-cobalt M42 for the most demanding high-temperature cutting applications.
High Speed Steel Bars — In Our Stockyard
Available Grades
| Grade | Standard | Typical Service |
|---|---|---|
| M2 (AISI M2) | ASTM A600 | General-purpose drills, taps & cutting tools |
| M35 (AISI M35) | ASTM A600 | Cobalt-added — tougher materials & higher wear resistance |
| M42 (AISI M42) | ASTM A600 | Highest red-hardness — extreme cutting applications |
Specifications
- Diameter3mm – 150mm
- Length1m – 3m
- ManufactureHot Rolled, Forged, Ground
- ConditionSoft Annealed
- Hardness (Annealed)≤ 269 HB
- TestingHardness, Dimensional
- CertificationEN 10204 3.1 Mill Test Cert.
- PackingBundled, tagged by heat number
Technical Note — Bar is supplied soft-annealed for ease of machining prior to the customer's own hardening and tempering cycle, with hardness confirmed on the mill certificate to stay within the annealed specification band.
Applications
Cutting Tool Manufacturing
Drill Bits & Reamers
Punches & Dies
Machine Tooling
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