Hello Everybody,
So I just about done putting my 80T c-frame hydraulic press together for bending in the shop and, most importantly, setting rivets in steel. Although I have the means to hot press rivets, I would rather cold press them (hence the 80T of force), because my hydraulic pump would most likely take too long to fully extend before the rivet cools down too much. With my current 20T press, I had some dies made from H13 tool steel, mainly because hot pressing these rivets would certainly require that type of tool steel. My question is: Now that I am going to mainly cold press the rivets, what type of tool steel should I choose? (O, A, D, ???) Or could I choose an alloy steel (4140, 4130, ???) Or should I just choose H13 for all the dies I make so I still have the option to hot press, when needed? Your thoughts?
Here is a pic of my button dies.
So I just about done putting my 80T c-frame hydraulic press together for bending in the shop and, most importantly, setting rivets in steel. Although I have the means to hot press rivets, I would rather cold press them (hence the 80T of force), because my hydraulic pump would most likely take too long to fully extend before the rivet cools down too much. With my current 20T press, I had some dies made from H13 tool steel, mainly because hot pressing these rivets would certainly require that type of tool steel. My question is: Now that I am going to mainly cold press the rivets, what type of tool steel should I choose? (O, A, D, ???) Or could I choose an alloy steel (4140, 4130, ???) Or should I just choose H13 for all the dies I make so I still have the option to hot press, when needed? Your thoughts?
Here is a pic of my button dies.