Dry Lubes: how to tell if you are using too much or too little
10/12/2018
If you don’t see a thin shiny coating on the wire exiting a die using a dry lube, then there is a problem. The die and/or pressure die system has
If you don’t see a thin shiny coating on the wire exiting a die using a dry lube, then there is a problem. The die and/or pressure die system has
Stepper motors or similar devices are used to move the stopper rods or metering pins that regulate molten metal flow into the casting machine.
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The recommended contact point on the reduction zone of a die should be 75% to 100% of the wire diameter. The bearing (or land) of a die is downstream of
This course presents a classification of wire breaks from a perspective that compares material defects to process-related problems. Rod defects will include both casting and rolling issues such as internal
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