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Lesson 03·Running Forge Dies
Die-temperature management during the run: thermal profiling in plain English
Read a die-surface thermal trace, hold the H13 operating window, and use a contact pyrometer and an IR gun without lying to yourself about what either one is measuring.
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The die was tempered at 540°C during build. The operator's IR gun reads 480°C on the die face between hits, and the operator says that is fine because it is under the temper temperature. Is the operator right, and what would you check before you accept the reading?