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Material behavior, deep-draw tooling and difficult formed geometries.
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When you're specifying titanium for a stamping operation, the choice between TA1 (Grade 1) and TA2 (Grade 2) isn't just a matter of picking the cheaper option or the one…
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Material-specific planning for stainless steel, aluminum, copper alloys, nickel alloys, titanium, tantalum and controlled-expansion metals.
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Managing material flow, cracking and precision when the draw length is many times the component diameter.
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Reverse extrusion and restriking reduce corner radii for sealing, fit and flatness requirements.
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