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Types of Forging
1. Hot Forging Forging process carried at a temperature above the
recrystallization temperature of the metal is called hot forging. This process is done
to prevent strain hardening during deformation
In Open-die forging, the work-piece is not fully enclosed while in Close-die forging,
the work-piece is fully enclosed.
Benefits of Forgings
In Casting, molten metal is poured into a mold to produce a component of desired
shape and allowed to solidify. This solidified part which is also called casting is
ejected/broken out of the mold, thus completing the casting process.
Forged steel is usually stronger and more reliable than castings since forging
involves alteration of the grain flow imitating the shape of the part. The thermal
cycle and deformation process leads to grain refinement and recrystallization which
eventually strengthens the resulting steel product.