These standards regulates high speed tool steels (hereafter steels) made through either hot rolling or forging.
                          
                            There are 13 types of steel and their symbols are as shown in (table 1).
                             Chemical component will be defined by ladle analysis and their level will be in   accordance with table2.
                          
                                  
                                     | 
                                          
                                          
                                    |  Symbols for each type  | 
                                     Chemical component%  | 
                                      For reference | 
                                  
                                  
                                    |  C  | 
                                     Si  | 
                                     Mn  | 
                                     P  | 
                                     S  | 
                                     Cr  | 
                                     Mo  | 
                                     W  | 
                                     V  | 
                                     Co  | 
                                  
                                  
                                        |  SKH 2 | 
                                     0.73 
                                      ~0.83          | 
                                    0.40  | 
                                     0.40 | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    3.80 
                                      ~4.50  | 
                                    - | 
                                    17.00 
                                      ~19.00  | 
                                    0.80 
                                      ~1.20  | 
                                    -  | 
                                    various other general   cutting purpose tools   | 
                                  
                                  
                                    |  SKH 3 | 
                                    0.73 
                                      ~0.83  | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    3.80 
                                      ~4.50 | 
                                    - | 
                                    17.00 
                                      ~19.00 | 
                                    0.80 
                                      ~1.20 | 
                                      4.50 
                                      ~5.50  |  
                                      various other  high-speed  cutting tools | 
                                  
                                  
                                    | SKH 4 | 
                                    0.73 
                                      ~0.83  | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    3.80 
                                      ~4.50 | 
                                    - | 
                                    17.00 
                                      ~19.00 | 
                                    -1.00 
                                      ~1.50 | 
                                    9.00 
                                      ~11.00 |  various other hard  material cutting tools  | 
                                  
                                  
                                    | SKH 10  | 
                                    1.45 
                                      ~1.60 | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    3.80 
                                      ~4.50 | 
                                    - | 
                                    11.50 
                                      ~13.50 | 
                                    4.20 
                                      ~5.20 | 
                                    4.20 
                                      ~5.20 |  various other very hard material cutting tools  | 
                                  
                                  
                                    | SKH 51 | 
                                     0.73 
                                      ~0.83          | 
                                    0.40  | 
                                     0.40 | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    3.80 
                                      ~4.50  | 
                                    4.50 
                                      ~5.50  | 
                                    5.50 
                                      ~6.70  | 
                                    1.60 
                                      ~2.20 | 
                                    - |  Various other general purpose cutting tools that requires tenacity | 
                                  
                                  
                                    |  SKH 52 | 
                                    0.73 
                                      ~0.83  | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    3.80 
                                      ~4.50 | 
                                    4.80 
                                      ~6.20  | 
                                    5.50 
                                      ~6.70  | 
                                    2.30 
                                      ~2.80 | 
                                    - |  Various other high speed cutting tools that prefer tenacity | 
                              
                                  
                                    | SKH 53 | 
                                    0.73 
                                      ~0.83  | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    3.80 
                                      ~4.50 | 
                                    4.60 
                                      ~5.30 | 
                                    5.50 
                                      ~6.70  | 
                                    2.80 
                                      ~3.30  | 
                                    - |  "  | 
                                  
                                  
                                    | SKH 54 | 
                                    1.45 
                                      ~1.60 | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    3.80 
                                      ~4.50 | 
                                    4.50 
                                      ~5.50  | 
                                    5.30 
                                      ~6.50  | 
                                    3.90 
                                      ~4.50  | 
                                    - |  " | 
                                  
                                  
                                    | SKH 55 | 
                                     0.73 
                                      ~0.83          | 
                                    0.40  | 
                                     0.40 | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    3.80 
                                      ~4.50  | 
                                    4.60 
                                      ~5.30  | 
                                    5.70 
                                      ~6.70  | 
                                    1.70 
                                      ~2.20 | 
                                      4.50 
                                      ~5.50 |  Various other high speed cutting tools that prefer tenacity | 
                                  
                                  
                                    |  SKH 56 | 
                                    0.73 
                                      ~0.83  | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    3.80 
                                      ~4.50 | 
                                    4.60 
                                      ~5.30 | 
                                    5.70 
                                      ~6.70  | 
                                    1.70 
                                      ~2.20 | 
                                    7.00 
                                      ~9.00 |  " | 
                                  
                                  
                                    | SKH 57 | 
                                    0.73 
                                      ~0.83  | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    3.80 
                                      ~4.50 | 
                                    3.00 
                                      ~4.00  | 
                                    9.00 
                                      ~11.00 | 
                                    3.00 
                                      ~3.70 | 
                                    9.00 
                                      ~11.00 |  " | 
                                  
                                  
                                    | SKH 58 | 
                                    1.45 
                                      ~1.60 | 
                                    0.50  | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    3.50 
                                      ~4.50 | 
                                    8.20 
                                      ~9.20  | 
                                    1.50 
                                      ~2.10 | 
                                    1.70 
                                      ~2.20  | 
                                    - |    Various other general cutting tools that requires tenacity | 
                                  
                                  
                                    | SKH 59 | 
                                    1.45 
                                      ~1.60 | 
                                    0.50  | 
                                    0.40 | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    0.030  | 
                                    3.50 
                                      ~4.50 | 
                                    9.00 
                                      ~10.00 | 
                                    1.20 
                                      ~1.90  | 
                                    0.90 
                                      ~1.40 | 
                                      7.50 
                                      ~8.50  |  Various other high speed cutting tools that prefer tenacity  | 
                                  
                                  
                                    |  Note all types must not have over 0.25% of Cu as impurities  |