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(Die Set Catalog 11,500KB)Superior Die Set manufactures a complete line of die set products including: stock, standard and special die sets. Die sets are available in a variety of steel types including Fortal® with friction or ball bearing components. Heavy-duty boss and wear plate die sets are also available. Superior offers custom torch-cutting services, precision blanchard and surface grinding capabilities, and special machining for die sets up to 30 tons.

Plate and Welding Capabilities

Superior Die Set has several steel types available in stock including: 1020, 1045, 4130, 4340 and P-20 ranging in thickness from 1/4" to 12". Superior offers custom torch cutting, precision blanchard and surface grinding capabilities and special machining for plates up to 30 tons. Superior can provide welding for small fixtures and weldments for large press frames or machine tool bases. We also do MIG, TIG and submerged arc welding for filets up to 2." In-house annealing, tempering, stress relieving, shot blasting and painting services are available to help complete your project.

Superior Plate Bay
Superior's stock plate bay

Steel Type		Description

1020 Steel		Superior 1020 steel is a medium carbon silicon killed (over 1 1/2" thick) hot rolled steel with greater tensile strength than typical low carbon warehouse steels. It machines easily but is not sticky, permitting economical stock removal.

Fortal® Aluminum		Superior Fortal® aluminum is a high-strength, lightweight, easy to machine alloy. Stronger than 1020 steels, Fortal® is an ideal material for all types of die sets.Fortal® HP is solution heat treated, stabilized, artificially aged and stress relieved by stretching.

1045 Steel		Superior 1045 steel is a medium carbon type usually selected for applications where higher mechanical properties are required. It is frequently further hardened by heat treatment or cold working and is ordinarily produced as a killed steel. It is suitable for most normal machining operations.

4130 Steel		Superior 4130 steel is a holder block quality steel. It is supplied heat treated to 300 Bhn. (262-321). This steel is an optimum balance between machinability and hardness while possessing the flexibility of AISI 4100 Chrome-Moly Series of Steel.

Forge-Rite™ 4340 Steel		Superior Forge-Rite™ steel is a proprietary material specially formulated for the manufacture of forging equipment and tooling. It is a tough, shock resistant, oil hardening nickel-chromium-molybdenum steel with optimum grain flow characteristics. Its main attributes are high hardenability, strength, and toughness. These properties, combined with outstanding machinability, make Forge-Rite™ a frequent selection for applications involving severe impact, heat, wear, and stress.

P-20 Steel		Superior P-20 steel is a manganese-chromium-moly-vanadium steel. Due to an argon-calcium refinement, this steel has fewer nonmetallic inclusions than electric furnace vacuum degassed steels with no additional refinements. P-20 steel is supplied heat-treated to 300 Bhn (262-321). This steel offers improved polishability and consistent machinability. Any inclusions that remain are shape-controlled. Not subject to elongation during rolling.

Other Metals		Superior supplies die sets and components in other metals on special order with a variety of machining options. Non-stock materials may require extra lead time.