Introduction To Forging Process

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Introduction to Forging

Process
WHAT IS FORGING?
Forging is a basic process in which the work-piece is
shaped by compressive forces applied through various
dies and tooling. One of the oldest and most important
metal-working operations, dating back at least to 4000
B.C., forging first was used to make jewelery, coins, and
various implements by hammering metal with tools made
of stone.

Forged parts now include large rotors for turbines; gears;


bolts and rivets; cutlery, hand tools; numerous structural
components for machinery, aircraft, and railroads; and a
variety of other transportation equipment.
FINISHING PROCESS IN FORGING
Forgings generally are subjected to additional finishing
operations, such as heat treating to modify properties and
machining to obtain accurate final dimensions and a good
surface finish.
These finishing operations can be minimized by precision
forging, which is an important example of net-shape or
near-net-shape forming processes.
Several other operations related to the basic forging
process are carried out in order to impart the desired shape
and features to forged products.
Each of these will produce a part having different
characteristics.
TYPES OF FINISHING PROCESS
COINING
Marking parts with letters and numbers also can be
done rapidly through coining. In addition, the process
is used with forgings and other products to improve
surface finish and to impart the desired dimensional
accuracy with little or no change in part size.

HEADING
Also called upset forging, a heading is essentially an
upsetting operation, usually performed on the end of a
round rod or wire in order to increase the cross-section.
Typical products are nails, bolt heads, screws and rivets.
TYPES OF FINISHING PROCESS
PIERCING
This is a process of indenting (but not breaking
through) the surface of a work-piece with a punch in
order to produce a cavity or an impression. The work-
piece may be confined in a container (such as a die
cavity) or may be unconstrained.

HUBBING
This process consists of pressing a hardened punch with a
particular tip geometry into the surface of a block of metal.
The cavity produced is subsequently used as a die for
forming operations, such as those employed in the making
of tableware.
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