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One user mentioned that when hot-forging stainless steel square boxes using 8418 mold steel, the mold collapses after producing 1,200–1,300 parts. Even after re-profiling the mold surface and performing stress relief treatment on the mold cavity, as well as shot peening the cavity, the mold life remains short. A single mold can be re-profiled a maximum…

 I just received an inquiry from Mr. Chen regarding the stamping of 1.7mm-thick 65Mn hardened steel for C-type retaining rings with a material hardness of 45 HRC. Currently, they are using imported PM23 powdered high-speed steel purchased from a certain online retailer for the lower die cutting edges, but the edges chip after producing only 9,000…

I received some good news from Mr. Zhang this morning. He told me that he’s now using your NAK80 for his water cups, and the results are excellent—no more fogging, and the products are crystal clear. Mr. Zhang manufactures injection-molded nylon water cups. He was previously using S136 mold steel, which costs over 40 yuan…

 A Douyin user messaged me asking: “I’ve used DC53, CALDIE, and SKH55 for the mandrel in round tube punching. After producing about 5,000 pieces, it broke. What tool steel should I use?” This type of mandrel is used for punching tubular parts. It extends into the tube but is used as a cutting edge, with…

Last night, Mr. Ke, a long-time client I hadn’t been in touch with for years, called to ask about stamping 0.5mm-thick titanium sheets with some stretching involved. He currently uses ASP60 powdered high-speed steel, but after producing just a few thousand parts, burrs start to form, and the die becomes coated with a lot of…

Yesterday, I spoke with a client who constantly felt like he was running a small workshop—as if anyone would look down on him because of his small scale. He came across as lacking in confidence. We must never think this way. To put it bluntly, those of us who run factories are experts in our…

Mr. Chen asked: “We are cutting 1mm-thick magnesium alloy profiles for solar photovoltaic products. Currently, we are using P20 mold steel, but the cutting edge wears out after only about 3,000 cuts. What type of tool steel should we use?”  The cutting edge of a solar PV panel cutter is very thin and requires extremely high…

Netizen Mr. He said that DC53 die steel is used to stretch DC01 iron material. Stretching one product will cause scratches, polishing the mold will make it shiny again, and stretching again will cause scratches. What is the reason for this and what die steel should be used to solve it? Stretching a product with a stretching mold can…

A netizen left a message below the video asking, ‘I am currently using a core pulling board in the plastic film for my PC, which is only 2.4mm thick and prone to eccentricity. Do you have any good material recommendations?’? A 2.4mm thick sheet is prone to deviation, which is caused by insufficient strength. You…

The use of S136 mold steel for injection molding PVC is a material selection error. The mold is bound to rust, and electroplating is also useless. A netizen asked, “I am making PVC hard material, and the S136 I used to use didn’t work. The mold rusted and pitted, and it rusted while polishing. It…

It’s better not to do some business well, and for some people, it’s better to let them continue to hit the southern wall. Mr. Jiang said that 2mm stainless steel punching material will cause PM23 to collapse. Now, using the four copied 856 die steel you mentioned, it will wear out after 10000 punches. The punch will…

I always feel that in the current manufacturing industry, there are more and more users using high-performance tool steel. The second wave of customers who came this afternoon are those who specialize in automotive terminal harness automation equipment. Their selection of terminal machine mold blades is uncertain, but they have chosen LG die steel with high toughness to…