ABSTRACT
Cold work tooling is often defined as any forming operation in which the formed material is at temperatures below 200°C (390°F), more often at room temperature. Several forming processes are typical in cold work tooling, such as metal shaping by stamping, coining, shearing, and blanking (Figure 5.1). Especially remarkable are the cold work tooling processes of steel sheets and other formats, mainly low-carbon steels designed to provide extended ductility and thus the ability to be cold-worked to a large extent.
