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Plastic molding requires unique properties from the tool material. With the outstanding knowledge provided by our tool steel experts at BÖHLER and Uddeholm we are able to support you facing the challenges accross the entirety of the plastic molding value chain. Every tool has its own specific requirements – especially when it comes to the highly differentiated processing of plastics. Depending on requirements, various classic tool steels and remelted or powder metallurgically produced high-performance materials are used. Our brands offer the plastics industry a range of tool steels, proven and tested in practice and customised for the respective application. These guarantee high tool life, maximum precision during processing and perfect quality of the plastic surfaces.
BÖHLER and Uddeholm plastic mold steels are used for tools and tool parts in numerous plastics processing methods, e.g. injection moulding and extrusion. Above all, we are the market leader in the most versatile, stainless material programme for the plastics processing industry.
Our materials meet the special requirements for mold materials in plastics processing, including, but not limited to:
- Supreme wear resistance, hardness when processing certain plastics (GRP) and at temperatures up to approx. 400°C
- High corrosion resistance when processing certain plastics (e.g. PVC) and under critical cooling conditions
- High mechanical strength and toughness (fracture resistance and resistance to plastic deformation)
- Tools almost always need to be cooled
- Partly very large dimensions
- High Polishability
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