Abstract: A steel composition for use in making tillage tools is disclosed. The steel composition is tailored to provide a superior combination of wear resistance and impact toughness for the tillage tools. In one embodiment, the steel composition includes from 0.30 to 0.35% of carbon; from 1.00 to 1.25% of manganese; from 0.0005 to 0.003% of boron; from 0.15 to 0.30% of silicon; not more than 0.30% of nickel; from 0.10 to 0.30% of chromium, the nickel and chromium together being not more than 0.40%; from 0.001 to 0.004% of calcium; not more than 0.035% of phosphorous; not more than 0.015% of sulfur; not more than 0.10% of copper; not more than 0.040% of molybdenum; the balance being iron and incidental impurities, wherein all percentages are percentages by weight of the total composition. The steel composition may be formed into tillage tools using conventional methods.