Molds
Stand out, innovate
Only few understand the benefits of an aluminium mold. Constellium can assist OEMs, molders and mold makers in pursuing value creation in manufacturing and productivity.
With decades of experience and deep industry insights at the service of the entire value chain in the molding industry, Constellium’s mold products offer an alternative to steel molds and have been developed to provide:
- Less cost overall
- Faster machining and polishing times
- Shorter cycle times
- Ability to easily modify molds
- Faster engraving
Alumold® tools bring significant productivity gains. Transitioning to Alumold® is seamless – enabling molders and mold makers to differentiate and set a new standard.
In addition, Alumold® products are suitable for large series programs to prototyping of all kinds, with a variety of forming processes such as:
- Injection molding
- Blow molding
- Thermoforming
- Elastomer molding
The Alumold® product portfolio is highly versatile and products can be used for applications in sectors such as automotive, household appliances, consumer electronics, footwear, bottling, sports equipment, toys, etc.
Alumold® portfolio overview
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Alumold® 350 |
Alumold® 400 |
Alumold® 500 |
Alumold® 600 |
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Thickness capabilities |
Up to 305 mm |
Up to 305 mm |
Up to 700 mm |
Up to 100 mm |
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Strength* |
Up to 465 Mpa - developed for hot molds |
Up to 450 Mpa |
Up to 590 Mpa |
Up to 640 Mpa |
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Applications |
High-temp applications with continuous service temperature up to 200°C (mold temperature). Rubber molding, reactive molding, composite material forming. |
Particularly well suited to plastic container molds. Dedicated chemistry for high corrosion resistance, yet with high strength. |
High hardness and strength molds. Suited to injection molds for medium to large series as well as back plates. |
Highest possible strength and hardness in heavily loaded tools. Suitable for molds and back plates. |
* Tensile strength
All products within the Alumold® suite benefit from a very good shape stability achieved through stress relieving.
The Alumold® portfolio is complemented by the following products: Certal®, Fortal®, Alcast® and Fibral®.
Our Alumold® portfolio also includes extrusions in a wide range of diameters. Their special composition gives great corrosion resistance. Bars are delivered after heat treatment and internal stress relieving.