VYRCOWho it is for and what is included
Receiving technicians, moldmakers, machining programmers, and quality personnel.
Level: Intermediate. Includes instructions, recording fields, a fictional example and reference sources.
How to use it
- 1. Establish the current requirement: Record the component, drawing, revision, and applicable order. Copy the material designation and required condition exactly, with their source. Preserve codes, units, and standard references as written. If the source only says mold steel, record the ambiguity and request the specification; do not fill in a grade from memory.
- 2. Link the physical stock to its documents: Record the supplier, receipt, bar or block ID, and associated document. Copy identifiers labeled heat, lot, or another code separately, using the supplier's terms; do not assume they are interchangeable. Describe how each received item links to the document. A legible photograph may support the record but does not replace the documentary link.
- 3. Separate grade, condition, and evidence: Distinguish requested material, declared material, and verified material. Record the declared delivery condition and where it is documented. A catalog describes a product; a certificate or report needs a link to the received stock. If an additional check is required, the responsible person defines its method, scope, and criterion; this worksheet does not. Keep declared delivery condition, current measured hardness (if available), and the final condition or hardness required by the drawing separate. None replaces the others.
- 4. Preserve the link when dividing stock: Before an authorized cut, prepare an ID map for the parent stock, cut blanks, and remaining stock. Reference the approved identification procedure and the person transferring identification. This guide prescribes no stamping, engraving, or marking of functional surfaces. If the link is lost, record the issue and refer it to the responsible person.
- 5. Distinguish supplier records from measurements: If a hardness report exists, record its ID, result, scale, test location, and stated method, along with the applicable requirement and criterion. Do not convert scales or declare a grade from a single result. BÖHLER describes chemical analysis and mechanical testing as separate activities [B-TEST]; this worksheet defines no testing program.
- 6. Close questions before issuing a decision: Classify each requirement as documented, pending, or not applicable with a reason. Record missing evidence, an owner, and the next action. The authorized person determines disposition under the current procedure. Completing the worksheet does not approve substitutions, heat treatment, cutting parameters, or component release.
Fictional example
Requirement: Record DEMO-MAT-01, component INS-DEMO, drawing D-DEMO revision B. Fictional designation ACERO-DEMO-X and condition ESTADO-DEMO-A. These labels are invented; they are not a commercial grade or a recommended treatment. Receipt: Bar DEMO-B01; document DEMO-CERT-07. The bar label states L-DEMO-17, while the received document states L-DEMO-71. A link showing that both codes refer to the same material has not been established. Proposed division: Cut blanks DEMO-C01 and DEMO-C02, with remainder DEMO-R01. The map is prepared, but the cut is not recorded as performed and the bar's evidence is not assigned to the blanks while the link remains unresolved. Review: Status: PENDING. Evidence requested: a documented supplier clarification and review by the designated responsible person. No hardness, composition, or acceptance result is invented. The worksheet does not authorize manufacturing or treating the material. Follow-up: Fictional owner: REVISOR-DEMO. Close the question with a reference to the received evidence and record the authorized decision separately. If a document is corrected, retain its previous version and the reason for the change.
Scope and limitations
Does not select steels, equivalencies, hardness values, tolerances, conversion scales, heat-treatment cycles, machining allowances, marking methods, or machining parameters. Does not verify certificate authenticity or regulatory or legal conformity. Material disposition and testing require authorized judgment and applicable documentation.
Sources consulted
- Uddeholm USA
Manufacturer says its tool steels are normally supplied soft annealed; general context only. Not a universal rule, shipment certificate, grade selection, or processing instruction. No heat-treatment parameters adopted. - Uddeholm USA
Overview identifies Impax Supreme as prehardened mold steel. Used only to show delivery condition must be checked for the exact product. No grade equivalence, hardness range, treatment, or suitability recommendation adopted. Page heading/application taxonomy is inconsistent; only explicit overview statement used. - voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl
Public page distinguishes chemical analysis, mechanical testing including hardness testing, and certification activities. No testing procedure or required certificate class inferred. Accreditation and conformity of any supplier or VYRCO are not assessed.
Editorial review: 2026-10-31 · Original forms and general guidance. Always apply the drawing, manual and authorized procedure for your case.