Typical Deep Drawing Materials

Stainless Steel304GoodLowest cost of high-quality deep drawing stainless steel material. The high nickel content enables good deep drawing work.Stainless Steel304 DDQExcellentDDQ stands for Deep Drawing Quality. 304 DDQ is similar to stainless steel 304, but with more nickel added to the alloy to further improve the deep drawing capability. With extensive post-processing of the material, this material is ideal.

Material	Grade	Formability
Rostfreier Stahl	304	Gut	Niedrigste Kosten von hochwertigem Tiefziehen Edelstahl Material. Der hohe Nickelgehalt ermöglicht eine gute Tiefzieharbeit.
Rostfreier Stahl	304 DDQ	Ausgezeichnet	DDQ steht für Tiefziehqualität. 304 DDQ ist ähnlich wie Edelstahl 304, aber mit mehr Nickel zu der Legierung hinzugefügt, um weiter zu verbessern die Fähigkeit, Tiefziehen. Bei weitgehender Nachbearbeitung des Materials ist dieses Material ideal.
Stainless Steel	316	Good	With the addition of molybdenum and the same higher nickel content, it offers more corrosion resistance than grade 304, making it an excellent choice for deep drawing stainless steel.
Stainless Steel	410	Low	400 series, typically lower cost stainless steel than 300 series since it contains no nickel, is not ideal for extremely deep parts because the lack of nickel reduces stainless steel's deep drawing capability. The lower amount of alloying elements also reduces the material's corrosion and weld resistance.
Stainless Steel	430	Low	430 is similar to 410 with slightly less strength. Like 410, the material is readily available and is less expensive than 300 series stainless steel.
Inconel	625	Good	This nickel-based alloy, compared to most nickel-based alloys, exhibits good drawing properties, but lower than stainless steels and steels. Since Inconel 625 work-hardens rapidly, multiple stress-relieving and drawing operations are required as the ratio of diameter to depth of the part increases.
Inconel	718	Low	This nickel-based alloy can be formed, but has less deep drawing capability than 625 Inconel. The lower capability means more stress-relieving operations are required, resulting in a more expensive part cost than 625 would.
Brass	CDA 655	Good	This 97% copper 3% silicon bronze draws well and has good strength. (UTS 92 ksi, yield 55 ksi, %E 22) This can be used for marine applications and for cooking kettles.
Carbon Steels	1008-1020	Excellent	Low alloy steels generally draw very well when cold rolled and produce a good quality part that is usually easy to powder coat after forming with minimal washing.
Carbon Steels	1008-1020	Excellent	As cold rolled, hot rolled low carbon alloys form well. The hot rolling process tends to leave a surface that is not as smooth; when lower cost is a priority over surface quality, hot rolled steel is a better choice.
Aluminum	1100-O	Excellent	Low strength alloy, nearly 100% aluminum. Draws very well.
Aluminum	3003-O	Excellent	Higher strength than 1100-O. 3003 aluminum is work hardened during cold working in the deep drawing process.
Aluminum	6061-O	Excellent	6061-O aluminum is easily formed in the O temper due to its low mechanical properties. Once the final shape is achieved, the material can be heat-treated and aged. T4 is naturally aged, T6 is artificially aged

Recommended reading: The deep drawing process explained — how material flows into the die, the four calculations that decide manufacturability (draw ratio, blank size, draw force, clearance), and the defect and remedy tables.

Try it: deep draw force calculator — put in the blank diameter, the punch diameter, the sheet thickness and the tensile strength, and it returns the draw force, the draw ratio and a press tonnage you can quote against.

Worked example: deep drawing calculation, step by step — a 40 mm × 30 mm cup worked all the way through: blank diameter, draw ratio, draw force, press and die clearance, with every assumption written down.

Common Deep Drawing Materials for Metal Stamping

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