An all-purpose medium alloyed cold work tool steel with high hardenability, but low depth of hardening, good wear resistance and toughness. This steel grade belongs to the group of BS BL 1 (roller bearing and ball bearing steel).

Drills, threading tools, centre lathes, milling cutters, reamers, small die plates, pressure rollers, cold rollings, measuring tools, cold pilger rollings, cold pilger jaws, gauges, mandrels, woodworking tools, cold extrusion tools, flanging rollers, shear knives, roller bearings, ball bearings (medium to large size).