Forging Process
Forging is a forming processing method that imposes external force on titanium metal blank (excluding sheet metal) to produce plastic deformation, change size and shape, and improve performance to manufacture mechanical parts, workpiece, tools or blank. In addition, according to the movement of the slider, the slider has up and down motion (used for slender parts forging, lubrication cooling, high-speed production parts forging). Compensation devices can increase motion in other directions. The above methods require different forging pressure, process, material utilization, yield, dimensional tolerance and lubrication cooling methods.
These factors also influence the level of automation. According to the movement mode of the blank, forging can be divided into free forging, upsetting forging, extrusion, die forging, closed die forging, closed upsetting. Closed die forging and closed upsetting forging have high material utilization due to no burr edge. Complex forgings can be finished in one or several steps. Because there are no flanges, the forgings are less stressed and require less load. It's important to note, however, that you can't completely limit whitespace. Therefore, the volume of billet, the relative position of forging die and the measurement of forging parts should be strictly controlled, and the wear of forging die should be reduced.
