Tool Steel
How to Avoid Tool Steel Corrosion
A mold builder should consider corrosion resistance, hardness, machinability, processing, polishability, operational environment and wear resistance during tool steel selection.
Read MoreSteel Resists Wear from Abrasive Resins, Extends Tool Life
DC53 is a fully hardenable mold steel from International Mold Steel that withstands wear from abrasive resins.
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Pre-Hardened Steel Designed for Machinability
Hasco’s 1.2714HH pre-hardened steel supplements its plate lineup and offers optimum wear resistance, stability and other properties for machining.
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Gear Unit for Stack Molds Increases Output and Precision
With so much happening in a busy show year between NPE2018, Amerimold 2018 and IMTS 2018, MoldMaking Technology is revisiting some of the technology that was on display. In case you missed it: Meusburger’s gear unit for stack molds doubles output capacities while also offering higher precision and stability. The company had the gear unit on display at Amerimold 2018.
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Modified Remelting Process Improves Material Purity
Edro says that M333 Isoplast is produced using an optimized chemistry, a modified production process and the latest steel re-melting technology known as Pressure Electroslag Remelting (PESR).
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Technical Specialist Helps Customers Choose Ideal Alloy
Technical representatives from Ellwood Specialty Steel are available to assist customers in choosing the most suitable aluminum or aluminum alloy for a given mold project.
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Mold Steel Composition Streamlines Moldmaking Process
A mold material’s performance characteristics, like uniform hardness and dimensional stability, enabled Dramco Tool Co. Inc. to build a compression mold faster and more economically.
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Welding Pre-hardened 40 Rockwell Material
Key tips help ensure safe shop welding practices when using pre-hardened 40 Rockwell material.
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Steel Offers High-Corrosion Resistance for Longer Service Life
With so much happening in a busy show year between NPE2018 and Amerimold 2018, MoldMaking Technology is revisiting some of the technology that was on display. In case you missed it: Uddeholm says that Mirrax ESR possesses a unique combination of qualities across large cross sections to meet the increasing demands of plastic mold tools.
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