As we know, choosing a suitable material for injection mold tooling is important for the overall production, including mold service life, economy, etc.
My company usually choose steel to make the mold, like P20 steel, #45 steel, H13 steel, etc. I heard someone may use aluminum as the mold materials. We tried aluminum before but the aluminum is more limited. It is lower hardness and easy to wear out after a few thousand of production cycles.
All in all, if considering the small scale production, aluminum is a cost-effective choice and steel mold is more suitable on mass production. Which material is you guys prefer? Which steel, or aluminum?
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Re: Which material is the best for injection mold tooling?
Premièrement, ici on parle Français. Quand on participe à un Forum en Anglais, on s'exprime en Anglais, et vice-versa.2fprototypes a écrit : ↑11 mai 2020, 08:32 As we know, choosing a suitable material for injection mold tooling is important for the overall production, including mold service life, economy, etc.
My company usually choose steel to make the mold, like P20 steel, #45 steel, H13 steel, etc. I heard someone may use aluminum as the mold materials. We tried aluminum before but the aluminum is more limited. It is lower hardness and easy to wear out after a few thousand of production cycles.
All in all, if considering the small scale production, aluminum is a cost-effective choice and steel mold is more suitable on mass production. Which material is you guys prefer? Which steel, or aluminum?
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Deuxièmement, la discussion que vous cherchez à démarrer part sur des bases mal définies. Il s'agit d'injecter quoi ? Du plastique, de la résine, un autre métal ? L'alternative n'est pas juste entre l'acier et l'aluminium, il y a aussi les silicones. Il faudrait commencer par définir le contexte dans lequel le choix se pose, et le faire EN FRANCAIS !
Bien Cordialement,
Bernard

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Re: Which material is the best for injection mold tooling?
Désolé, je vais suivre les règles et parler français
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