Steel Extrusion
Steel Extrusion / Stainless Steel Extrusion require the extrusion material to be heated to in excess of 1000 Degrees Celsius. It also requires far greater extrusion forces than many other metals. Due to these forces and the thermal shock involved in working at these temperatures the tooling has to be manufactured from the most appropriate material for the specific application.

Sterling Machining has several customers that extrude a variety of steel grades. They can offer advice on material selection and heat treatment specifications to suit your needs.

Extrusion tooling is one of the largest expenses for any steel extrusion Company as tool life is short in this demanding area. Sterling have saved their customers thousands of pounds by being both competitively priced and able to offer advice on the changes required to improve tool life.

Contact us and you could also save money on your tooling bill and have less down time on your extrusion press.

Here is a video of a typical steel extrusion process. The video was supplied courtesy of Osborn Steel Extrusions.


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Extrusion Liner:

Sterling Machining can supply extrusion liners in a variety of materials in the size range up to 400mm diameter and 1m in length.

Extrusion Liner

Pressure Discs:

Pressure disc need to withstand extreme pressures and thermal shock. Sterling Machining can advise on most suitable material to use.

Pressure Disc

Extrusion Die Holders:

Sterling Machining has the experience and knowledge in the design and manufacture of Die Holders for a variety of different methods of die holding. We have advised a number of clients in modifications to their existing die holding methods leading to improved tool life and reduced costs.

Extrusion Die Holder
 
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