Forging & Hot Forming
Surface Treatments for Dies That Work as Hard as You Do
Dynamic’s advanced surface treatments help forging dies withstand extreme thermal fatigue, erosion, and wear—delivering longer tool life, higher-quality parts, and lower cost per unit, even in the most demanding metal-forming environments.
Boost Tool Durability and Performance in High-Heat Forging & Forming Operations
Hot forming and forging tools are pushed to their limits-constant high temperatures, aggressive material flow, and pressure-driven erosion can shorten tool life and increase downtime. DYNA-BLUE® and DYNA-BLUE PLUS™ treatments are specifically engineered to solve these issues, delivering outstanding resistance to heat checking, softening, cracking, erosion, and friction-based wear.
Whether you’re forming gears, axle components, engine brackets, or structural parts, our surface treatments extend tool life by up to lOx, helping you reduce scrap, maintenance time, and per-part costs.
“A Tool Performance Study was done on one of our Warm Form Gear Punch Operations. The Dies were typically treated using a Nitride process which yielded 10,000 pieces before the die was unusable (CPU $0.21 each). With the DYNA-BLUE process the parts produced were on average 25,732 pcs. with a cost per unit of $0.063.”
— Hot Forming Tooling Engineer
Why DYNA-BLUE® is the Forging Industry’s Benchmark
“Dynamic’s ability to turn production around quickly and predictably has been a great help to our production needs. Plus, Dyna Blue coating to our press tooling has improved die life up to 4-5X”
DYNA-BLUE® creates a 75+ HRC compound layer that nitriding processes don’t have, supported by a nitrogen-rich diffusion zone. The compound zone at 75+ HRC provides a metallurgical improvement that dramatically increases wear resistance and tool life.
Key Benefits:
- Resists wear, erosion, heat checking, and thermal fatigue
- Penetrates holes, ribs, bores-no line-of-sight limits
- Does not soften under high heat like other nitriding processes
- Maintains dimensional stability and key die features
- Better weldability and reparability vs. nitrided tools
- Surface can be re-machined or re-sunk
- Can be combined with Dynamic’s 10 Bar Vacuum Hardening for a maximum tool life
- Capacity up to 77″ x 110″ and 30,000 lbs
- Fast turnaround: 1-2 business days, typical
Specifications & Capabilities
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Max Tool Size | 77″ x 110″ |
| Max Load | 30,000 lbs |
| Compatible Steels | H13, W303, Fx, M-2, DIEVAR, FORMVAR, W360 |
| Turnaround Time | 1–2 days (typical) |
| Surface Treatments | DYNA-BLUE®, DYNA-BLUE PLUS™, DYNA-MAX™ |
| Standards Met | ISO 9001:2015, NADCA, GM/Ford/Stellantis specs |
Ideal Applications
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Warm and hot forming tools
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Hammer & Press Forging Dies
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Automotive gear and axle dies
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Agriculture, Hand Tools, Power Tools
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Energy, Marine, Recreational Dies
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Aerospace structural forming dies
Simple and Efficient Treatment Process
Working with Dynamic is straightforward. We’ve streamlined the entire process to deliver exceptional results with minimal disruption:
Consultation
We listen to your specific tooling challenges and performance goals.
Data Collection
We inspect the steel type, current failure modes, and customer requirements.
Process Design & Application
We apply the optimal DYNA-BLUE®, DYNA-BLUE PLUS, and DYNA-MAX process, tailored to your material, objectives, and application.
Quality Assurance
Every part is tested and inspected to ensure performance specs are met or exceeded.