Engineered Iron is free from foundry defects.

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Dura-Bar Plus iron machines better than carbon and alloy steels and other grades of continuous cast iron. Its improved machinability and defect-free nature allow OEMs to optimize machining speeds and feeds, increase tool life, decrease downtime for tooling changes, and reduce scrap. Dura-Bar Plus G2 gray iron and 65-45-12 and 80-55-06 ductile irons are available in round bars in dia of 5/8 to 20 in. Squares/rectangles can be obtained in sizes up to 18.5 x 22 in.



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New "Plus" Product Introduced by Dura-Bar: Offers Improved Machinability, Extended Tool Life



WOODSTOCK, IL -- Dura-Bar Plus, a new engineered iron that machines better than carbon and alloy steels as well as other grades of continuous cast iron, is now available from Dura-Bar. New and improved Dura-Bar Plus is a material of uncompromising consistency that allows manufacturers of metal machine components to machine more parts per hour thereby decreasing cycle time, increasing productivity, and boosting profitability.

The improved machinability and defect-free nature of Dura-Bar Plus combine to offer a number of important benefits to component manufacturers, including the ability to:
o Optimize machining speeds and feeds;
o Lower tooling costs by maximizing tool life;
o Decrease downtime for tooling changes; and
o Reduce scrap.

Additionally, Dura-Bar Plus is sold with a "zero-defect" guarantee which warrants that the material will be free from foundry defects. Dura-Bar Plus performs with uncompromising consistency because it is produced by controlling the most critical process parameters to the strictest standards in the industry.

Better machinability is defined as the ability to achieve less tool wear at higher machining speeds. The results of extensive tool life tests by independent machine shops and the University of Alabama, Birmingham have been used by Dura-Bar to identify processing variables that affect machinability. Tighter control limits on these variables results in a product that can run up to 50% faster with no compromise in tool life.

While ideal machining speeds will differ from case to case, Dura-Bar customers report turning Dura-Bar Plus 65-45-12 ductile iron at roughing speeds up to 2200 surface feet per minute (SFM). Customers machining regular grades of 80-55-06 ductile iron have increased speeds to 1100 SFM with new Dura-Bar Plus 80-55-06. Dura-Bar Plus G2 gray iron is capable of being machined at speeds of 1200 SFM with increased tool life.

Dura-Bar Plus G2 gray iron and 65-45-12 and 80-55-06 ductile irons are available in round bars in diameters of 5/8"-20". Squares/rectangles can be obtained in sizes up to 18.5" x 22", and a number of tubes are also available.

Dura-Bar is a division of Wells Manufacturing Company, the first to introduce continuous cast iron to North America more than 40 years ago. Today, Dura-Bar continues to maintain the position of industry leader by producing the most consistently reliable, highest quality bars and tubes available.

Dura-Bar is manufactured in the only facility in the U.S. designed exclusively for the production of continuous cast iron products. Dura-Bar also maintains a North American network of service-oriented distributors who maintain large inventories of product and provide an array of value-added services.

More information on new Dura-Bar Plus is available from the company's web site at www.dura-bar.com.

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