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AISI D2 KNL Steel: Supply & Demand

Buyer RFQ demand against seller listing supply for AISI D2 KNL, broken down by form. Signals are indicative and derived from listings and RFQs.

Last updated: 15 Oct 2026, 1:00 AM

Live Signal Lifetime

Lifetime: This grade’s supply and demand by form, across everything ever listed on M-EX. Use this for the long view. For example, “Has this grade historically drawn more buyers than sellers?”

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Form	Supply	Demand	Status	Price Band (Rs./MT)
Round Bar	161	1	Deep Supply	159,649 to 235,000 median 199,158
Flat Bar	114	0	Deep Supply	186,000 to 208,000 median 196,500

AISI D2 KNL's demand ranks in the top 38% of all 484 tracked grades platform-wide.

Disclaimer: All information on this page is indicative only and derived from posted listings and RFQs on M-EX. It does not constitute a market price quote or investment advice. M-EX and GTE make no representations as to accuracy or completeness. Actual activity depends on quantity, quality, payment terms and other commercial factors agreed between buyers and sellers.

AISI D2 KNL is a Tool & Die Steels grade: D2 KNL is a premium quality AISI D2 grade cold work tool steel produced by Kalyani (KNL), India. High carbon high chromium cold work tool steel. Excellent wear resistance, high compressive strength and good dimensional stability during hardening. Equivalent to DIN 1.2379, Cr12MoV. Typical applications: Blanking dies, forming dies, thread rolling dies, punches, shear blades, gauges, broaches, drawing dies.

Chemical Composition (%)

C	Mn	Si	Cr	Mo	V	S	P
1.40–1.60	≤0.60	≤0.40	11.00–13.00	0.70–1.20	≤1.00	≤0.030	≤0.030

Mechanical Properties

Hardness (annealed)	≤255 HB
Hardness (hardened)	58–62 HRC
Compressive Strength	2600 MPa