Piercing and Blanking Aluminum Sheet

[cobra427]

I have a part currently being waterjet cut from sheet stock 3/16" thick. Can anyone enlighten me to the problems we would experience in stamping these parts in a die? we have the press, the technology, and the orders for increasing capacity by stamping versus cutting.

 

[limct]

cobra427,
what material, size, tolerance and quantity required you're looking at?

Best regards,
ct

 

[richardbuss]

Cobra 427,

my company makes tool steel and one of the biggest problems our customers have with aluminium is cold welding.

We use coatings for this nowadays.

Regards
Richard