Ancorsteel 2000 is a water atomized low-alloy steel powder containing nickel, molybdenum, and manganese which satisfies Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) material specification FL-4200.

Ancorsteel 2000 is particularly useful for conventional P/M parts requiring greater hardenability than is possible when using admixed or diffusion alloyed powders. It has good compressibility and green strength, enabling parts to be made easily to densities above 6.7 g/cm3. The use of nickel and molybdenum as the principal alloying elements permits Ancorsteel 2000 to be processed using conventional P/M sintering temperatures and atmospheres.

Ancorsteel 2000, because of its high degree of cleanliness and uniform chemistry, is ideally suited for powder forging (P/F) applications that require the hardenability and mechanical properties associated with cast and wrought steels. Part densities of 7.60 to 7.86 g/cm³ can be obtained using hot forming pressures of 415-1100 MPa (30-80 tsi).