ASTM A681 Standard Specification for Tool Steels Alloy lists the wet chemistry 'absolute range' for most tool steels.
For A2 steel... Carbon is 0.01 below lowest limit... and presence of aluminum is a curious question [in my mind]... other constituents are in-range.
Regards, Wil Taylor
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