Enhancement of Aluminum Alloy Forgings through Rapid Billet Heating
Description/Abstract
Forging is a manufacturing process in which metal is pressed, pounded or squeezed under great pressure and, often, under high strain rates into high-strength parts known as forgings. The process is typically performed hot by preheating the metal to a desired temperature before it is worked. The forging process can create parts that are stronger than those manufactured by any other metal working process. Forgings are almost always used where reliability and human safety are critical. Forgings are normally component parts contained inside assembled items such airplanes, automobiles, tractors, ships, oil drilling equipment, engines missiles, and all kinds of capital equipment Forgings are stronger than castings and surpass them in predictable strength properties, producing superior strength that is assured, part to part.
| DOI | 10.2172/886705 |
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| Creator/Author: | Kervick, R. ; Blue, C. A. ; Kadolkar, P. B. ; Ando, T. ; Lu, H. ; Nakazawa, K. ; Mayer, H. ; Mochnal, G. |
| Publication Date: | 2006 Jun 01 |
| OSTI Identifier: | OSTI ID: 886705 |
| Report Number(s): | ORNL/TM-2006/30 |
| DOE Contract Number: | FC36-01ID14205 |
| DOI: | 10.2172/886705 |
| Other Number(s): | TRN: US200719%%341 |
| Resource Type: | Technical Report |
| Coverage: | Final |
| Research Org: | KomTeK, Worcester, MA |
| Sponsoring Org: | USDOE - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE); USDOE Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) - (EE-20) |
| Subject: | 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ALLOYS; ALUMINIUM; AUTOMOBILES; CAPITAL; CASTINGS; DRILLING EQUIPMENT; ENGINES; FORGING; HEAT TREATMENTS; HEATING; MANUFACTURING; MISSILES; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; STRAIN RATE |
| Country of Publication: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Update Date: | 2010 Jul 22 |
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