Steel Forging
What is steel forging?
Steel forging is a metalworking process that involves shaping steel using compressive forces. This process involves heating the metal to a temperature where it becomes soft and malleable. The heated metal is then placed between two dies and struck with a hammer or press to shape it. Steel forging is used to create a variety of parts from small components to large components such as engine blocks. It is also used to create parts with complex shapes and high precision.
What are advantages of steel forging?
- Improved Strength: Steel forging is well known for its superior strength and durability. The process of forging steel shapes and compacts its grains, which gives it greater strength and resistance to breakage and wear.
- Superior Accuracy: Steel forging also provides superior accuracy in terms of shape and dimensions. This is due to the fact that the steel is worked under extreme pressure, which ensures that the final product is extremely precise and uniform.
- Improved Performance: Steel forging also provides improved performance in terms of wear and tear. The forging process increases the surface hardness and reduces the risk of fatigue, as well as the risk of cracking and breaking.
- Cost Effective: Steel forging is also a cost effective process, as the materials are relatively inexpensive and the process requires minimal investment when compared to other metalworking processes.
- Versatility: Steel forging can be easily adapted to create a variety of shapes and sizes, making it highly versatile and suitable for a wide range of applications.
What are disadvantages of steel forging?
- Cost: Forging is an expensive process that requires specialized equipment and highly skilled labor. This increases the cost of the end product.
- Lead Times: The forging process is complicated and can take a long time to complete. The lengthy lead times can add delays to production schedules.
- Strength: Forging can create very strong parts, but it is also very difficult to control the grain size and direction of the steel. This can lead to weaker parts.
- Size: Forging is limited to parts that are within a certain size range. Larger parts will require a different manufacturing process.
Forging parts for different industries using steel forging
We manufacture several forging parts for various industries, some of are them mentioned below:
- Automotive Industry: Automotive components such as engine parts, gears, drive shafts, and wheel spindles are commonly produced through steel forging.
- Aerospace Industry: Critical parts such as landing gears, engine mounts, and wing support structures are typically forged from steel for their exceptional strength and reliability.
- Oil and Gas Industry: Forged steel components like valves, fittings, and flanges are used in oil and gas operations due to their ability to withstand extreme pressure and temperature conditions.
- Construction Industry : In construction, steel forging is used to produce parts like structural components, heavy equipment parts, and scaffolding pieces, which require high strength and durability.
Our forging process
Die & design
Step 01
Material selection & hearing
Step 02
Press forging process
Step 03
Finishing
Step 04
QA & Inspection
Step 05