Materials and Stock Forms for Transfer Die
Transfer die assumes the use of virtual coil stock. Stock width is based on the results of the strip nesting calculations—see Material Utilization and Part Nesting for Transfer Die. Stock thickness is based on part thickness.
aPriori assumes the required virtual stock can be obtained at the price per unit weight specified by the material property Default Cost per KG. In starting point VPEs, stock width cannot exceed1828.8mm, by default. You can override the default allowable width range with the PSOs Minimum Strip Width and Maximum Strip Width. VPE administrators can customize the default range with the cost model variables minimumStripWidth and maximumStripWidth. A part fails to cost if it requires a stock width that falls outside the allowable range.
Note to VPE Administrators: Actual stocks are not supported. Do not add actual stock to a Sheet Metal--Transfer Die VPE.
Materials include the following:
Aluminum: 3003, 5052, 6061
Copper: 110
Galvanized Steel: HR-1010, HR-1012, HR-1020
Stainless Steel: 304, 316, 316L
Steel: CR-1010, CR-1012, CR-1020, HR-1010, HR-1012, HR-1020
Material composition details include the following:
Unit Cost (USD / kg)
Density (kg / m^3)
Shear Strength (MPa)
Ultimate Tensile Strength (MPa)
Material details include equivalent DIN and EN name standards for use with regional VPEs.
Note: If you change the selected material for a part, the part’s CAD file must be accessible to aPriori so that it can recalculate the flattened part outline.