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Forging and Heat Treatment
Forging and Heat Treatment
FORGING AND
HEAT TREATMENT
What is forging Forging reduces the amount of
defects, inclusions and the
The plastic deformation of metal porosity of the metal, creating a
by local compressive forces unique grain structure.
under moderate heat. These Consequently, mechanical
forces are applied using a properties such as impact
hammer or die to shape the toughness, fatigue strength and
piece of metal. tensile ductility are improved.
Types of heat
treatment:
Quenching: where metal is
heated until red hot then quickly
brought down to room
temperature by submersion in
Normalizing: is similar to
liquid.
annealing, however the metal is
brought up to a slightly higher
Effect: creates great internal
temperature and then quickly
stress, increasing hardness,
soaked and then air cooled, this
while decreasing malleability.
produces a finer grain structure