What are you looking for in your mold steel? Permeability? Weldability? Machinability?
 Or is your answer more complicated than that? Are you looking for an alloy that offers a little bit of all of the above? Tool and Die Steels are typically grouped in six broad categories: cold work, high speed, hot work, shock resisting, special purpose and water hardening. Die steels tend to be efficient when it comes to heavy cutting and high-speed usage and less at slow speeds and lighter cutting.
Specialized die steels, known as finishing steels, exist to fill this gap. In general they are have a higher resistance to oxidation at high temperature, high hardness and improved wear resistant properties. They are also more capable of retaining a cutting edge for longer periods than other tool steels used in similar conditions. These die steels are suitable for blanking, intricate sections, coining, drop forging and toller-threading hard materials.
It's important to remember that die casting steels often fall through surface cracking caused by expansion and contraction. That's why High Tungsten Chromium Die Steels tend to be the best alloys for hot work. Typically these alloys are used for extrusion dies, hot-drawing and hot-forging and in dies for die casting aluminum, brass and zinc.
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In addition to a comprehensive range of commonly used die steels, Charter Trading LTD trades, stocks and brokers industry specific die steel alloys to meet the needs of our customers worldwide. Our die steels can offer uniform hardness for even machining and clean welding (for superior molds) and more. Call us at 773-638-2300.
Remember, specific die steels offer specific advantages ranging from— porosity for gas venting during injection molding to polished or textured finishes and even pre-hardening for high-precision molds that won't deform. Charter's selection of die steels can offer your firm new luster. Just give us a call or email one of our Die Steel Specialists today to learn how Charter Trading's Die Steel Alloys can give your company back its cutting edge. |
