This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 726558.
These results present an average of the data obtained in several tests under different conditions in plastic injection moulding, hot stamping and die casting applications, with different conditions and applications.
Fasteel Benefits
Cycle Time Reduction
Reduce your cycle time and improve component quality by higher heat extraction rates and faster heating and cooling times of your tools, dies and moulds.
Cost Reduction
Improve your cost-effectiveness using high thermal conductivity tool, die and mould material, supplied pre-hardened or hardenable by a short & easy low temperature precipitation hardening.
Tool Durability
Improve your tool and mould durability and reduce your invest costs in substitute tools or operation costs caused by production stops and repair works.
Energy Savings
Exploit short and easy low temperature hardening with 80% of energy savings compared to conventional harden and temper tool steels, and combine with reduced energy consumption in component production, plus positive impact of lighweight.
Fasteel Properties
Thermal Conductivity
Improve your productivity & produced part quality
Wear Resistance
Make your tools last longer & reduce production halts and repairs
Price
Reduce your tool manufacture invest costs & lead times
Max. Quenching Thickness
Increase geometrical flexibility & improve produced part quality
Fasteel Heat Treatment Strategy
FASTEEL grades:
- Enable tools, dies and moulds that can form large, strong and lightweight components at significantly reduced costs and lead times.
- Are supplied in an easy-to-machine state and ready for precipitation hardening through a single low temperature cycle, or in a pre-hardened condition ready for machining.
- Feature mechanical properties adjusted to the requirements of the different hot forming applications, + thermal conductivities around double that of traditional tool steels.
