Tribology A Book on Study of Wear

Cold work steel dies are important tools used in sheet metal stamping. During the operation the higher forming forces higher wear galling and premature die surface failures and eventually insufficient product quality interrupted production and unexpected cost increases. Hence in order to prolong the die-life reduce down-time and increase production rate and profitability; manufacturers are looking into alternative die materials coatings lubricants and their compatible combinations that would increase the die-life/ performance at reasonable cost levels. There are so many options and combinations of die materials and coatings that it is rather time-consuming to select a proper if not optimal pair of die material and coating for a given application.