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Design of Jigs &

Fixtures/Material
Used in Jig and
Fixture
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Jig and fixtures are made from a variety of

the materials. There are times where the
metals are hardened to resist wear and
tear. Sometimes, to prevent damage to
workpieces, they are made from
nylon/fibre

Below are some of the materials used:

 Material Description

Cont ains carbon (<0.3%). Most suit able for most jigs applicat ions as it is t he most
Mild St eel
economical and most widely used mat erial in jigs and fixt ures.

Cont ains carbon (0.85%~1.18%). Most suit able for workpieces like woodworking
Carbon
t ools and hand t ools such as files and chisels. It can be hardened t o serve as
St eel
locat ors and bushings.

Cont ains t ungst en (18% ~22%) for t oughness and cut t ing st rengt h, chromium
High Speed (4.3%) for hardening and wear resist ance, vanadium (1%) for ret ent ion of hardness
St eel at high t emperat ure. Most suit able for cut t ing t ools like drills, reamers and
cut t ers.

High Tensile Cont ains carbon (0.45% ~ 0.65%) and alloys Ni2Cr1M028 (40%). Most suit able for
St eel fast eners as well as high-st ress machines such as ram presses.

Cont ains carbon (1.5%~2.3) for hardness, high chromium (12%) but alloyed wit h
Die St eel molybdenum (1%) and vanadium (0.3%~1%) for hardness ret ent ion used at high
t emperat ures. Most suit able for forging, cast ing and ext rusion.

Oil
Hardening
Cont ain carbon (0.9%~1.1%), t ungst en(0.5%~2%) and carbon (0.45%~1%). Most
Non-
suit able for engraving t ools and int ricat e pressing jigs.
Shrinking
Tool St eels

Cont ain carbon (2%~2.5%). Most suit able for miling fixt ures, machine slides and
Cast Irons
guide ways, as t hey can wit hst and ext reme vibrat ions.

Nylons & Most suit able for use in soft linings for lever presses/clamps t o prevent dent s t o
Fibres workpieces under high-pressure forces.

Phosphor
Most suit able in corrosion-resist ant part s such as boiler valves
Bronze
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