Meet the Next Generation of Tool Steels

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By Patricia Miller

Changes within the automotive industry with respect to crash worthiness, while still meeting ongoing criteria for reduced fuel consumption, have catapulted the industry toward the use of high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) and advanced high-strength steels (AHSS), for critical functional components previously produced from mild steels.  As automotive OEMs celebrate these accomplishments, metalformers are left with the difficult tasks of blanking, forming, and trimming these new steels, which places escalating demands on the tooling being used.  Read More