Description
This M2 High-Speed Tool Steel Reference Material (RM) is designed for the calibration and verification of handheld XRF, benchtop XRF, handheld LIBS, and Spark-OES spectrometers. It provides characterized chemical composition values for instrument performance checks, calibration development, quality control, and tool steel materials analysis.
M-2 Tool Steel Chemical Composition
| Element | Certified Value (wt%) |
|---|---|
| Aluminum (Al) | 0.018% |
| Carbon (C) | 0.85% |
| Cobalt (Co) | 0.010% |
| Chromium (Cr) | 4.14% |
| Copper (Cu) | 0.039% |
| Manganese (Mn) | 0.30% |
| Molybdenum (Mo) | 4.92% |
| Nickel (Ni) | 0.053% |
| Nitrogen (N) | 0.018% |
| Phosphorus (P) | 0.027% |
| Silicon (Si) | 0.25% |
| Sulfur (S) | 0.0022% |
| Vanadium (V) | 1.82% |
| Tungsten (W) | 6.15% |
M-2 Tool Steel Certificate of Analysis (BS 32D)
Other Names
M-2 Tool Steel, AISI M2 High-Speed Steel
Available Material Forms
- XRF – Disc: ~38mm D x 7mm
- OES – Disc: 38mm D x 19mm
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