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Pre-Drilled A-Slotted Rails – DME No. 1 Steel and No. 7 Steel

Pre-Drilled A-Slotted Rails
for 3-Piece Housings

AVAILABLE IN:
• DME No. 1 Steel – SAE 1030 type

• DME No. 7 Steel – Modified AISI 400 series
stainless steel

P P

13
5 C + _ .001 16
8

L

HOW TO ORDER: Specify Item Number Prefix (SA), Steel Type
(S), Rail Width (P), Rail Length (L), Rail Height (C), Mold Base
STEEL DESCRIPTIONS Width (W) and Item Number Suffix (70).
Item Key:
DME NO. 1 STEEL
No. 1 Steel is a medium carbon (SAE 1030) or SA (S) (P) (L) (C) (W) 70 Mold Bases and Plates | New Products Mold Plates | Drilled A-Slotted Rails
equivalent, silicon-killed forging quality steel with SA : Item Number Prefix
approximately 25% greater tensile strength than
typical low-carbon warehouse steels. It machines (S) : Enter 1 for #1 steel or 7 for #7 steel
easily, but is not “sticky,” permitting a faster and (P) : Rail Width
smoother cut. 12 – 1.25 [1 /4] (mold base series 88 and 812)
1
7
14 – 1.4375 [1 /16] (mold base series 10xx)
16 – 1.6875 [1 /16] (mold base series 11xx and 12xx)
11
DME NO. 7 STEEL 17 – 1.875 [1 /8] (mold base series 13xx and larger)
7
No. 7 Steel is a modified AlSl 400 or equivalent
series stainless steel for holder block applications. It (L) : Rail Length (same as mold base length –
examples 7 /8 = 08, 11 /8 = 12)
7
7
is supplied pre-heat treated to 32-36 HRC (302-340
Bhn). This stainless steel offers corrosion-resistance (C) : Rail Height (C dimension – do not include decimals –
and exceptional machinability but cannot be further examples 2.5 = 25, 3.0 = 30 3.5 = 35, 4.0 = 40, 4.5 = 45)
hardened (see DME No. 6). For humid environments, (W): Mold Base Width - examples 7 /8 = 08, 19 /2 = 19)
7
1
corrosive plastics, “clean room” or “100% stainless”
applications, it is an ideal choice for all structural 70 : Item Number Suffix
(non-cavity/core) mold plates.
Example: Example:
SA11208250870 SA71412301070
For A-Slotted Rails in other steel types please
contact DME Customer Service. Do not include dashes or decimals in your item number.

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