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4.0 BULK DEFORMATION PROCESSES
4.3 FORGING OF METALS
Figure 4.7 Forging process.
1. Forging is the oldest of the metalworking processes.
2. The forging process consists of hammering or pressing metal in to a desired shape
as shown in Figure 5.7. This can be done with or without dies.
3. Parts can be forged "hot" (the metal is heated to just below the melting point) or
"cold" (the metal is at 1/3 the melting point temperature).
4. In today's forging industry most parts are hot forged.
5. Forging is the operation where the metal is heated and then a force is applied to
manipulate the metal in such a way that the required final shape is obtained.
6. This is the oldest of the metal working processes known to mankind since the copper
age. Forging is generally a hot working operation though cold forging is used
sometimes.
7. Figure 5.8 shows some of the forging products.
Figure 4.8 Some of the forging products.
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