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What are thread forming flat dies made of
I have a steel bin with junk, and a big part of it are thread forming
dies that are rectangle shaped. I am curious what are they usually made of. A2/D2 or HSS? i |
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What are thread forming flat dies made of
On Monday, January 30, 2017 at 6:00:27 PM UTC-5, Ignoramus31819 wrote:
I have a steel bin with junk, and a big part of it are thread forming dies that are rectangle shaped. I am curious what are they usually made of. A2/D2 or HSS? i If you're talking about cylindrical thread-forming dies, they're high-end HSS (usually M4 or above). If they're flat dies for cold-rolling, D2. Hot-rolling dies are other tool steels; I forget which. -- Ed Huntress |
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What are thread forming flat dies made of
On Mon, 30 Jan 2017 17:00:20 -0600, Ignoramus31819
wrote: I have a steel bin with junk, and a big part of it are thread forming dies that are rectangle shaped. I am curious what are they usually made of. A2/D2 or HSS? i D2 or Inconel --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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What are thread forming flat dies made of
On 2017-02-27, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jan 2017 17:00:20 -0600, Ignoramus31819 wrote: I have a steel bin with junk, and a big part of it are thread forming dies that are rectangle shaped. I am curious what are they usually made of. A2/D2 or HSS? i D2 or Inconel thanks |
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