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Specialized Aluminum Products for Tool and Mold Applications

With requirements for lowest weight, highest thermal conductivity, and ease of machinability, tool and mold applications are a natural opportunity for aluminum. Aluminum producers have responded with often-proprietary and tradenamed products tailored to meet the diversity of challenges presented by these applications. Hopefully, this article can explain some of the key elements.



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