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| Processing Object: | Metal |
| Molding Style: | Forging |
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Nestled in the heart of Botou, Hebei province, Botou Casting Machinery Factory-formerly known as Cangzhou Metallic Crafts Co., Ltd-stands as a beacon of forging excellence. Situated just 200 km from the bustling city of Beijing, our factory has proudly served the custom forging industry for over three decades. As a pioneer in traditional forging, we not only embrace lessons from industry leaders but fervently advance our capabilities by integrating cutting-edge techniques and state-of-the-art machinery. Our commitment to continuous development ensures that we not only meet but exceed market demands, positioning us to cater to a wide array of customer needs with flair and expertise.
Forging, a timeless art in metalworking, continues to be a powerhouse technique to this very day. At its heart, forging transforms raw metal without melting it completely, maintaining its solidity while it undergoes a symphony of shaping techniques like hammering, rolling, or pressing. Each variation of forging, with its distinct advantages, generally involves heating the metal to soaring temperatures, making it malleable for shaping.
When compared to casting or other metalworking techniques, forging stands out by yielding superior physical properties, notably an exceptional tensile strength, all at a competitive price. These premium characteristics arise primarily from the way forging alters the metal's grain structure. Because the metal is never melted, the forces exerted during forging mold the grain to flow uniformly with the shape of the finished product. As a result, forged components exhibit robustness far exceeding that of their machined or casted counterparts.
CMC Forge bridges the gap by delivering these forging advantages to clients across diverse industries, providing a comprehensive suite of expert forging services that cater to a wide spectrum of applications.
THE INTRICACIES OF THE FORGING PROCESS
Forging encompasses numerous subtypes, which means the steps to shape a product can vary significantly. Nevertheless, most forging procedures adhere to a fundamental outline.
Forging is an ancient art that today manifests in two primary methods: hot and cold forging. Both are metal shaping processes, each with unique characteristics, yet yielding impressive results.
Hot forging involves heating metals to temperatures soaring above their recrystallization point, often reaching up to a scorching 2,300 degrees Fahrenheit. This astounding heat significantly reduces the energy required to mold and shape the metal, as it lowers yield strength and enhances ductility. Additionally, hot forging eradicates chemical inconsistencies, ensuring a superior quality in the finished product.
Cold forging, on the other hand, is usually performed at ambient temperatures, or any temperature below the recrystallization threshold. Metals with high carbon content, like certain steels, may prove too robust for this method. Nonetheless, cold forging excels in offering unparalleled dimensional accuracy, product consistency, impeccable surface finish, and minimal contamination. It includes diverse methods such as bending, extruding, cold drawing, and cold heading. Yet, the need for robust machinery and potential intermediate anneals may elevate costs compared to its heated counterpart.
ADVANTAGES
Immerse yourself in the world of unparalleled craftsmanship with our superior quality hot forging parts and components, engineering excellence for a myriad of industries. From automotive pioneers to food and dairy innovators, machinery experts, medical advancements, plumbing and watering solutions, mining operations, petrochemical resources, electrical and energy breakthroughs, aerospace explorations, and even submarine technologies - we cater to them all.
Renowned for forging robustness, hot forging stands as a testament to producing some of the most resilient parts and components, outperforming conventional metal manufacturing methods. Our expertise spans across creating parts weighing from a few grams to several hundred kilograms. For those with unique surface finish requirements, we offer a comprehensive suite of secondary operations including precision machining and surface finishing, ensuring your components meet the highest standards.
Hot forging is a sophisticated process involving heating metal beyond its recrystallization temperature. This innovation reduces the flow stress and energy necessary for metal formation, consequently enhancing production rates. By adopting hot forging, metals become malleable and less prone to fracture, facilitating easier shaping.
Iron and its alloys are predominantly hot forged due to two compelling reasons: First, as work hardening advances, hard materials like steel and iron become tougher to handle. Second, hot forging is economically favorable, allowing post-process heat treatments to fortify steel without exclusive reliance on cold working techniques.
Typical hot forging temperatures are crucial: Aluminum (Al) Alloys demand 360° (680°F) to 520°C (968°F); Copper (Cu) Alloys require 700°C (1,292°F) to 800°C (1,472°F); Steel temperatures rise to 1,150°C (2,102°F).
In the realm of hot forging, metals are heated beyond their recrystallization points, a critical step to prevent strain hardening during deformation. This intricate process involves preheating the metal and carefully comminuting it into a potentially heated mold. The elevated temperatures simplify the manipulation of metals, allowing manufacturers to achieve more intricate shapes than possible with cold forging.
For superalloys with intrinsic low malleability, isothermal forging, a variant of hot forging in a controlled atmosphere, is employed to stave off oxidation. This thermal process sustains the workpiece at maximum temperature throughout its formation.
Temperature maintenance is achieved by heating the mold to match or slightly undercut the workpiece temperature. This strategy prevents premature workpiece cooling at mold interfaces, significantly enhancing metal flow properties.
| Material | Characteristics | Application |
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| Stainless Steel | Corrosion-resistant |
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| Low Carbon and Low Alloy Steel | Easily processed Good mechanical properties Low material cost |
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| HSLA/Microalloy Steel | Good mechanical properties Low material cost Simple thermomechanical treatment |
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| Aluminum | Good strength-to-weight ratio Readily forged |
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| Aluminum A356.0 | Good strength-to-weight ratio Readily forged |
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| Nickel-Base Superalloy | Oxidation resistance Creep-rupture strength |
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| Titanium | High strength Low density Excellent corrosion resistance |
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