Duramold™ Plate Products
Applications
Description
Molds for the automotive industry, blow molds, structural foam molds, rubber molds, low pressure injection molds, thermoforming molds, Reaction Injection Molding and Resin Transfer Molding.
Vista Metals is committed to meeting the diverse needs of its customers by providing our Duramold line of Aluminum Mold Plate products. Duramold-2™ was designed by Vista Metals to offer mold builders a superior aluminum plate product for applications where increased hardness and strength are required to meet their production expectations. In continuous production since 1988, our state of the art technology combines this unique aluminum-copper alloy with our unparalleled size capabilities to offer aluminum plate for plastic mold applications ranging from small to extremely large. Duramold-2™ has outstanding machinability and responds very well in today’s high speed cutting environments. Duramold-2™ is the best choice when higher mold operating temperatures are part of the equation.
Duramold-5™ is another premier product developed by Vista Metals to offer mold builders an additional option for their plastic mold applications. Our state of the art technology combines this aluminum-magnesium alloy with our unparalleled size capabilities for plastic mold applications ranging from small to extremely large. With slightly less strength and hardness than Duramold-2™, the 5% weight reduction of this alloy offers a high strength to weight ratio for consideration in applications where higher mold operating temperatures are not of concern.