forging

Forging is the process of shaping metal through the application of appropriate forces on them. This forging process can be done even if the metal is cold or hot, but not when it is in the molten stage. There are different types of forging process, and open die forging is one of them. In open die forging a die is impacting onto a workpiece which is resting on a stable base called anvil. Hammers and anvils are used by blacksmiths for centuries for this forging process, hence it is also called smith forging. Open die forging is entirely different from closed die forging because in that forging process workpiece is not enclosed by the dies and the dies themselves are more like tools with simple shapes and profiles rather than resembling enclosed moulds. The open die forging process It consists of deforming heated metal parts between a top die attached to a ram and a bottom die attached to a bolster, anvil, or hammer. The temperatures ranging from 500-degree Fahrenheit to 2400-deg...