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QR Containers: Purpose

The QR container was developed to maintain liner temperature more precisely for better extrusion quality. It has individually controlled heating zones and precise temperature sensors to stabilize temperatures. This allows the liner temperature to be kept lower than the billet to reduce surface defects. The QR container uses less energy than standard containers and has a tougher mantle and better heat dissipation for longer life. It enables more consistent isothermal extruding for higher productivity and less scrap.

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QR Containers: Purpose

The QR container was developed to maintain liner temperature more precisely for better extrusion quality. It has individually controlled heating zones and precise temperature sensors to stabilize temperatures. This allows the liner temperature to be kept lower than the billet to reduce surface defects. The QR container uses less energy than standard containers and has a tougher mantle and better heat dissipation for longer life. It enables more consistent isothermal extruding for higher productivity and less scrap.

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QR CONTAINERS

The Quick Response (QR) Container


reflects new knowledge of the extrusion
process gained during its development,
combined with the most basic laws
of physics. Castool’s QR container
consumes less energy, has a tougher
mantle, better liner temperature control
and better heat dissipation.

The logic of the design of this Castool


temperature controlled container is
unassailable.

PURPOSE
• Maintain liner 30ºC (50ºF) below The heating elements and control thermocouples located close to
billet temperature to reduce direct the liner makes the outside of the mantle cooler than the liner, and
billet surface inflow onto the profile, the container housing even cooler. This maximizes support and
reducing scrap from surface finish mantle life. The built-in thermal gradient allows heat to dissipate
from the liner without using auxiliary cooling or air, making it
• Increase the billet/container
possible to maintain the liner 30ºC (50ºF) below the billet
differential towards the back end,
temperature even when extruding hard alloy. This is intended to
and controlling shape, especially
retard the flow of billet skin into the die, and thus reduce scrap.
waving of wide thin extrusions
• Reduce container and die slide effect With a QR container, the response to a demand for heat is therefore
on die temperature and resulting almost immediate. The liner is heated when and where necessary; and
profile run-out, reducing scrap from an improved liner temperature consistency is maintained, which is key to
shape deformation achieving product consistency both metallurgically and dimensionally. The
QR container reduces energy usage by over 50% from standard containers.
• Stabilize container and container
The container mantle is made of AISI 4340, which is 100% tougher, and
housing temperatures which effect
has 80% better thermal conductivity than W.Nr 1.2344 (H13) steel. The
hot press alignment
container is tougher and better in heat dissipation. The container liner is
• Minimize energy usage and extend made of W. Nr. 1.2344 (H13), which has high vanadium carbide and
life of container mantle, liner and provides superior wear resistance.
dummy block

FUNCTION
The container withstands extrusion
pressure while billet is pushed through
the extrusion die by the dummy • New high
block. The container maintains liner temperature plug
temperature at ±5°C of desired makes installation
temperature throughout the process. much easier
When using taper heated billets • Round versus flat
intended for isothermal extrusion bus bars saves
and higher productivity, the container space and
adds integrity
liner temperatures can be set 3-Piece for
appropriately to enable best isothermal added strength
extrusion conditions.
QRC Container – Quick Response Compact
Recommended for liner diameter 7” and under
The QRC container is a compact design and has 2 individually controlled
heating zones with 2 double casting thermocouples located equidistant
between the heating elements and the liner. The top and bottom heating
BENEFITS of the Castool zones cover 2/3 from the die end. It gives the ability to control top and
bottom temperature and provides natural temperature gradient from
QR Container die side to stem side.
• Provides uniform flow of alloy QR Container – Quick Response
through the die Recommended for liner diameter from 7 - 12”
• Reduces cost of operation
• Reduces scrap QR container has 4 individually controlled heating zones with 4 double
• Reduces downtime acting thermocouples located equidistant between the heating elements
• Increases productivity and liner. The heating zones are positioned in die end top and bottom,and
• Makes isothermal extrusion entrance top and bottom. It provides the container the ability to control and
attainable maintain stable thermal gradient from top to bottom and exit to entrance for
• Increases operating life quick heat dissipation.

QRL Container – Quick Response Long


With the QR Container, Castool again
Recommended for long containers (48 - 60”)
sets a new standard of excellence in
the extrusion industry. For such a long container, the liner will deflect more even it is under the
same extrusion pressure. A 3-piece subliner design with interference fit can
Results may vary depending on individual further reduce liner deflection by approximately 35% us using AISI 4340 at
press characteristics and setup. 34-38 HRc.

QRX Container – Quick Response X Pattern


Recommended for liner diameter 12” and over
QRX container has 6 individually controlled heating zones with 6 double
acting thermal couples. There are 4 zones, top, bottom, left and right, at
the die end. There are 2 zones top and bottom at the entrance. QRX gives
extruders the unprecedented ability to
control extrusion profile, extrusion
run-outs and extrusion surface quality
while still maintaining stable thermal
gradient for quick heat dissipation. All
QRX containers are 3-piece design.

Castool QR Container Controller


The Castool QR Controller is developed
with Allen Bradley Logix Processors to
take advantage of the PID function for
individual zone control. Containers are
heated with a linear and gradual heating
cycle. A pre-determined offset is
programmed into the controller to
compensate for the temperature
differential that can occur because of
heat losses from the die to die carrier.

www.castool.com

HOT WORK TOOL STEELS July 2018

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