Tooling Block
Trelleborg is renowned for the TB range of premium epoxy tooling block which is used extensively throughout the motorsport industry for the manufacture of high precision mould tools.
The range of tooling block incorporating TB650, TB610, TB400, and EP678 can be machined to highly smooth surfaces and remain extremely stable throughout a wide range of temperature fluctuations.
Coming soon:
Two new products to be available soon:
- EP700 – a more cost-effective epoxy tooling block option
- TC460 – a premium product designed for ultra-high temperature performance. Designed to retain hardness up to 232°C
PRF holds a range of tooling block in our warehouse available for immediate despatch. Contact us to request a quote.
Key Properties
- Very good surface structure
- High quality
- Easy to machine
- Temperature resistant up to 160ºC
- Excellent dimensional stability
- Low coefficient of thermal expansion
- High impact strength
- Density range from 0.4 to 0.7
Key Applications
- Prototyping
- Modelling
- Styling
- Metal forming
- Plug assist
Key Advantages
- Improved speed to market
- Reduced labour times
- Reduced machine times
- Design cycle flexibility
- Reduced development time
- Consistent and repeatable
- Reduced costs
| SELECTOR GUIDE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SI units | TB650 Premium quality epoxy syntactic tooling block |
TB610 High performance CTE epoxy syntactic tooling block |
TB400 Low density tooling block |
EP678 High quality tooling block |
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| Colour | Green | Blue | Beige | Blue | ||
| Density | BS EN ISO 1183-3:1999 | 680 | 623 | 400 | 708 | kg/m3 |
| Shore Hardness | ISO 868:1998 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 68 | °D |
| Uniaxial Compressive Strength | BS EN ISO 604 | 45.5 | 40 | 11 | 52 | MPa |
| Heat Distortion Temperature | BS 2782 | 111 | 158 | 120 | 119 | °C |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | BS 4618 3.1 | 38 | 28.2 | 20 | 35.7 | x10-6/°C |
| Imperial units | TB650 Premium quality epoxy syntactic tooling block |
TB610 High performance CTE epoxy syntactic tooling block |
TB400 Low density tooling block |
EP678 High quality tooling block |
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| Colour | Green | Blue | Beige | Blue | ||
| Density | BS EN ISO 1183-3:1999 | 43 | 39 | 25 | 44 | lb/ft3 |
| Shore Hardness | ISO 868:1998 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 68 | °D |
| Uniaxial Compressive Strength | BS EN ISO 604 | 6600 | 5800 | 1595 | 7540 | lbf/in2 |
| Heat Distortion Temperature | BS 2782 | 232 | 316 | 240 | 246 | °F |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | BS 4618 3.1 | 21.2 | 15.7 | 11.1 | 19.9 | x10-6/°F |
Product size guide
| Metric sizes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49mm x 0.5 x 1.0m |
49mm x 1.0 x 1.0m |
123mm x 0.5 x 1.0m |
123mm x 1.0 x 1.0m |
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| TB650 | • | • | • | • |
| Imperial sizes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2" x 24" x 60" |
4" x 24" x 60" |
6" x 24" x 60" |
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| TB610 | • | • | • |
| TB400 | • | • | • |
| EP678 | • | • | • |