Kinetic Die Casting Company uses H13 tool steel to make die casting molds. H13 tool steel, if used properly, will make a die casting mold that produces well over 100,000 parts before the die casting cavities fail.

Not all steels are the same. Steels are usually developed for a specific purpose. Different steels are stronger or more brittle than others. Steels have a greater or lesser amount of carbon and other materials. Some steels can be heat treated to a very great hardness. Some steels are pre-heat treated.

The most common steel used of die casting molds is called H13. This steel was developed to withstand the incredible temperature fluctuations required in the die casting process. H13 is usually heat treated to a Rockwell hardness that improves the quality of the cavities. Other types of steel age too rapidly or are too soft to make die casting tooling from them.

Some inexpensive mold makers try to save money on the steel used to make die casting tooling. When that happens, they save only a few hundred dollars but the mold will last only for a few thousand parts before the die begins to fail.

If you are ordering a die casting mold, be sure to specify H13 tool steel for the cavities or you will not get enough life from you die casting tools. Kinetic Die Casting Company only makes tools using H13 tool steel. We have made die casting molds that produced well over 500,000 parts before replacement.

Kinetic Die Casting Company wishes to express our hope that your Christmas 2009 is a merry one. We are pleased that we were able to serve you and your company with splendid die casting parts and tooling. Many of our customers are pleased with us for the following reasons:

• Kinetic Die Casting Company produces parts quickly. Many times our delivery is shorter than a week for completed parts.
• Kinetic Die Casting Company produces great quality parts. Our quality is the highest available from any die casting company.
• Kinetic Die Casting Company has diecasting tooling holders and mold bases for other die casting tooling. We frequently mount insert tools in one of our mold bases at no charge to produce parts for our customers.

Merry Christmas from Kinetic Die Casting Company

Die cast tooling is complex to price. KDC tries to match the Die Casting tool to the needs of our customers. Many times, an inexpensive insert is all that is necessary or sometimes a Class A Die Casting Mold is necessary. Our customer only needs to send us a final part design. This part design needs to indicate the most critical areas for the design. We will also need to know how many parts our customer suspects will be required from the die casting tooling. If the quantities are very great, the tool will not last and you will need to pay again for the die casting tools.

Die cast tooling comes in various forms:
1. Die Cast Tooling Inserts
2. Prototype Die Cast Tooling Inserts
3. Unit Die Tooling
4. Complete Class “A” Die Cast Die or Mold Tooling
5. Die Cast Family Mold Tooling
6. Trim Dies for Die Cast Parts

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Tooling Holders: Mold Bases for Die Casting Inserts:
Kinetic Die Casting Company has several available die casting moldbases or Mold Bases for insert tools. If your company has die casting inserts only, we will mount your die casting inserts into one our available die casting tooling holders and make your parts.
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The major die casting procedures with die casting molds at work. Die casting is a process in which many industrial products and accessories are produced. And in producing these industrial products and accessories by way of die cast molds, four major steps are considered crucial and important.

The first step is the preparation of the molds that will be used in the process. The molds in question will be sprayed with lubricant and will be closed. The spraying of the lubricant is necessary so as to effectively control the temperature of the die and also to ensure that the finished product will be removed with ease.

When the diecasting molds have been sprayed, the molten metal will then be introduced to the die and this will be subjected under very high pressure. This kind of pressure will be maintained up until the time that the metal has formed. When the metal has been formed within the mold, the die will then be opened and the shot will be ejected by the ejector pins. From here the scrap that includes the runners, flash and the gate will be taken out from the casting which in turn is done with the use of the special trim die in power press.

There is a traditional way of taking the product out of the casting. This is done by hand or can be done by sawing. This will give some rough edges which can be remedied by grinding so as to smooth out the scrap marks. Another way is to tumble the shots and this can be done if the gates present are thin.

Tooling to Die Cast Magnesium. Die casting magnesium is a difficult but rewarding process for a manufacturing company. Its advantages greatly outweigh its disadvantages, so more manufacturing companies are turning to die casting for their processes to go smoother and more efficiently. Now, even more companies are asking how to die cast magnesium.

There four major steps in die casting magnesium. First, the mold to be used for the die casting process is sprayed with lubricant to control its temperature, and then sealed. Second, molten magnesium is shot into the die cast mold under high pressure, and this pressure is maintained until the cast has become solid. Third, the die is opened and the shot is removed from the mold by ejector pins. Lastly, the scrap is separated from the castings.

Die casting magnesium needs special equipment, of course. For magnesium, cold-chamber machines are used. The magnesium is melted in a separate chamber before being fed into the cast. This takes a longer time than using its counterpart, the hot-chamber machine, where pools of molten metal are utilized. However, since magnesium has a very high melting point, it would be much more difficult to use this machine.

When manufacturing companies ask how to die cast magnesium, they do so because they know the benefits of die casting for their companies. It is very complicated, but every company will benefit from having magnesium die casts as part of their processes.