Engineering materials play a vital role in our day-to-day life. We use a variety of metals and non-metals such as cast iron, steel, aluminium, copper, zinc, lead, tin, glass, rubber, wood, plastic, etc. in automobile industries. Metal (ferrous and non-ferrous) play a vital role and are extensively used in manufacturing industries because of their excellent mechanical properties. Ferrous Metals Used [...]
Here is a list of metals and their alloys. An alloy is a substance that has metallic properties and is composed of two or more chemical elements, of which, at least one is a metal. Basically, alloying is done to give strength to metal as the alloying element occupies interstitial space, which create compressive and tensile strength depending on the [...]
The various elements of a die are die block, die holder, punch, punch holder, stripper, stock stops and knockouts. We will here consider the design of all these individual elements and from is design for compound, combination and progressive die could also be carried out. i. Die Block Design: Overall dimensions of the die block are determined by the minimum [...]