Important Guidelines for Wire Die end Users

• Follow maximum recommended bore diameter for soft Non-ferrous wire. Hard ferrous wire should not exceed 65 % of this diameter.
• Recut or repolish die on observation of wear ring in area of wire contact to maximize die life.
• Filter lubricant to remove metal fine to maximize lubricant flow, wire finish and die life.
• Decrease bearing length for higher speed drawing.
• Use finer grain die blanks for improved wire surface finish and in drawing ferrous and plated wires.
• Use coarser grain die blanks for drawing larger size non-ferrous wire to provide longer die life and improved wire dimensional control.
• In high temperature drawing of tungsten & molybdenum wire maintain reducing atmosphere in drawing zone to minimize detrimental oxidation effect and maximized die life
• Use matched elongation die sets in multiwiredrawing machines.