Metalfast are proud to announce that we now stock a full range of Fortal Aluminium Mould Plate. Fortal was designed specifically to prolong the working life of plastic injection mould tools, and is also used in a variety of high strength tooling applications. Fortal plate is manufactured with very little internal stress and so is extremely stable when machined. Coupled with it’s very high corrosion resistance and extremely high strength, it’s no surprise that Fortal has been used successfully by European mould makers for the last 15 years and that large tonnage's are sold in France, Germany and Italy.

Tolerances & Properties

Mechanical Properties
Thickness
(mm)
Tensile Rm
MPa
Yield Rp0.2
MPa
Elongation A%
Hardness
Typical
Min
Typical
Min
Typical
Min
HBS
12 - <25
580
535
510
455
8
6
180
25 - <40
570
530
500
450
7
5
175
40 - <60
550
515
470
435
7
5
170
60 - <80
510
485
430
410
6
4
160
80 - <100
495
460
390
370
5
3
150
100 - <120
525
480
460
410
6
5
165
120 - <160
515
470
450
400
4
3
160
160 - <200
495
440
430
400
2
1.5
155
200 - <250
525
480
450
415
2
1.5
160
250 - <300
505
460
435
400
1.5
1.5
155
Physical Properties
12mm - <100mm
100mm - <300mm
Specific Gravity
2.81 kg/dm3
2.82 kg/dm3
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
23.4 10-6/°C
23.7 10-6/°C
Thermal Conductivity
134 W/m°C
153 W/m°C
Specific Heat Capacity
857 J/kg°C
857 J/kg°C
Modulus of Elasticity
72000 MPa
72000 MPa
Modulus of Compression
73000 MPa
73000 MPa
Poisson’s Coefficient
0.33
0.33
Melting Range
477 - 532°C
475 - 630°C
Chemical Composition (%)
Zn
Mg
Cu
Other
Zn
Mg
Cu
Other
5.8
2.5
1.5
90.2
6.0
2.4
1.6
90.0
Physical Properties
Thickness
Thickness
Flatness
(mm)
(mm)
Length (mm/Mtr)
Width (mm/Mtr)
15-30
+0.5/+1.7
2
3
40-50
+0.5/+1.7
2
3
60-90
+1.0/+3.2
2
3
100-200
+1.0/+4.2
2
3

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