Common forging methods and their advantages and disadvantages


Published:

2019-06-08

[General Description]

Free forging is a kind of forging process which uses simple universal tools, or directly exerts external force between the upper and lower anvils of forging equipment to deform the blank and obtain the required geometry and internal quality. The forging produced by free forging is called free forging.

Free forging is a kind of forging process which uses simple universal tools, or directly exerts external force between the upper and lower anvils of forging equipment to deform the blank and obtain the required geometry and internal quality. The forging produced by free forging is called free forging. 

Free forging is mainly used to produce forgings with small batch. Forging hammer, hydraulic press and other forging equipment are used to process the blank and obtain qualified forgings. The basic process of free forging includes upsetting, drawing, punching, cutting, bending, twisting, staggering and forging. The free forging is hot forging.