High temperature material for the manufacture of an isothermal die stack

The National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland (NMIS) sough to secure a suitably qualified and experienced supplier with the capability and capacity to supply and deliver a high temperature material. The high temperature material is required for the manufacture of an isothermal die stack, capable of operating within an isothermal forging vacuum chamber at a temperature of 1200⁰C and loads of up to 2000 tons. - The material is required to take the form of a molybdenum based alloy which can withstand and operate within the temperate range of 1080⁰C and 1200⁰C in a vacuum or inert gas atmosphere. Approximate dimensions are in the range of 400mm in diameter and 200mm in height. - The proposed material is required to have strong thermal and creep resistance characteristics and should also be capable of withstanding extreme thermal and mechanical loads in service. - The Material shall be supplied in the as-wrought and stress relieved condition (not recrystallized). - The final material will require Non-destructive ultrasonic testing. There must be no presence of cracks and surface defects upon delivery to site. - The supplier's solution will include the delivery of the material to the AFRC, based in Inchinnan Scotland.