PLASTIC TOOLING ALLOYS

Resources

1. Data Sheet - MoldMAX HH

   MoldMAX® HH (high hard) by Materion has a hardness and strength competitive with standard tool steels but its thermal conductivity is four to six times higher. MoldMAX HH is commonly used for injection mold cores and cavities, and blow mold pinch-offs.

2. Data Sheet - MoldMAX LH

   MoldMAX® LH (low hard) is a premium copper mold alloy that provides hardness and strength comparable with standard tool steel, but with higher thermal conductivity. MoldMAX LH is typically used for injection mold cores and cavities where moderate hardness, high toughness and conductivity are required.

3. Data Sheet - PROtherm

   PROtherm® (formerly MoldMAX SC®) is a high conductivity copper mold alloy with good strength, superior toughness and the highest conductivity of any alloy, while maintaining a tensile strength over 100,000 psi.

4. Data Sheet - MoldMAX V

   MoldMAX® V (MMV) is a high-conductivity, moderately high strength, copper-nickel-silicon-chromium alloy, used in applications such as injection mold and blow mold cores and cavities.

5. Data Sheet - MoldMAX XL

   MoldMAX XL® by Materion is a high strength copper mold alloy with good thermal conductivity, hardness comparable to tool steel, but with superior thermal conductivity. MoldMAX XL contains no beryllium, machines faster than tool steels and is available in sections as large as 12” thick.

6. Brochure - MoldMAX Plastic Tooling Alloys

   MoldMAX® products are high-performance alloys that merge thermal conductivity and strength and are specifically designed for the plastic processing industry. MoldMAX alloys are used in injection mold components and core / cavity inserts, blow mold pinch offs, neck rings and handles inserts, hot runner system injection nozzles and manifolds.

7. Reprint-Are Copper Beryllium Alloys Safe?

   Copper-beryllium alloys often are used to make injection mold components that are then used to produce plastic containers. Ongoing concerns about the health hazards associated with beryllium, particularly when it is used in molds that produce articles that come in contact with food, prompted a recent study that concluded that copper-beryllium alloys can, in fact, be used safely in molds.