mold from wood or steel?


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Guys I want to know how much is the cycle of a wooden mold and one made out of steel. What i want to know is what's better for a mass production part. Let's say 1000 pieces. I believe steel will be less expensive, because we can use it to make more parts. What's your thought?
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scottracing - 4/2/2019 2:53:41 PM
depends on what process you are using?? Prepreg / Infusion / Wet lay and what cure cycles you are using as temperature governs a lot of what the tool will be made from.
And also its geometry dependent as the mould will wear with use.


lets say I am using prepreg process with a cure cycle on maximum 130 celcius. And we are talking for differently geometrys,where we make parts for a car(sidepod,nosecone,undertray,wings etc)
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mold from wood or steel?
cvasilliou - 6 Years Ago
     depends on what process you are using?? Prepreg / Infusion / Wet lay and what cure cycles you are using as temperature governs a lot of what the tool will be made from. And also its geometry dependen...
scottracing - 6 Years Ago
             lets say I am using prepreg process with a cure cycle on maximum 130 celcius. And we are talking for differently geometrys,where we make parts for a car(sidepod,nosecone,undertray,wings etc)
cvasilliou - 6 Years Ago
     How many parts do you want to make? Tooling board is usually about 3 to 10 parts as it degrades after every cure. Aluminium tool will last a good few hundred to thousands of parts if you look after.....
scottracing - 6 Years Ago
             That helped me a lot thank you so much. I am just preparing a presentation,where I have to say what molds should be used for mass production parts. Now all i want to find is how many parts considere...
cvasilliou - 6 Years Ago
                 Mass production may be 10+ of the steel moulds? $$
Fasta - 6 Years Ago
                     Well I hope not cause all my research will be a nothing....I hope mass production ti be cinsidered for 30+ composite parts
cvasilliou - 6 Years Ago

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