Aluminum Forging The Ultimate Solution for High-Performance Mechanical Parts aluminum alloy aluminum forgings forging machines advantage of forging

Aluminum alloy has many advantages and is the most widely used type of non-ferrous metal structural material in industry.

With the rapid development of industrial economy, the requirements for aluminum alloy forging technology and other aspects have gradually increased. High performance and lightweight aluminum alloy forging are the inevitable trend of industry development.

Forging production is one of the main ways to provide mechanical parts blanks to various industrial sectors.

The advantage of forging production is that it not only obtains the shape of mechanical parts, but also improves the internal structure of the material and improves the mechanical properties. Generally speaking, for important mechanical parts with high force and high mechanical properties, most of them are manufactured by forging.

Due to a series of advantages such as low specific gravity, high specific strength and high specific steel, aluminum alloy has been widely used in various industrial sectors, and aluminum alloy forgings have become an indispensable material for mechanical parts in various industrial sectors.

Aluminum alloy can be forged on various forging equipment such as forging hammers, mechanical presses, hydraulic presses, top forging machines, and reamer machines. It can be free forged, die forged, rolled forged, top forged, roll forged and reamer.

Generally speaking, aluminum forgings with small size, simple shape and lax deviation requirements can be easily forged on a hammer, but for aluminum forgings with large specifications and requiring severe deformation, it is advisable to use a water (liquid) press for forging.

Characteristics of aluminum alloy forgings

1. Low density, only 34% of steel forgings and 30% of copper forgings, it is an ideal material for lightweight.

2. High strength, high specific stiffness, high specific elastic modulus, and high fatigue strength. It is suitable for key load-bearing parts with high lightweight requirements, and its comprehensive performance is much higher than other materials.

3. The internal structure is fine, uniform, and defect-free. Its reliability is much higher than that of aluminum alloy castings and die castings, and also higher than that of other material castings.

4. Aluminum alloy has good plasticity and can be processed into high-precision forgings with complex shapes. The machining allowance is small, which is only about 20% of the machining allowance of aluminum alloy tensile thick plates, which greatly saves labor time and cost.

5. Aluminum forgings have good corrosion resistance, thermal conductivity and non-magnetic properties; the surface is smooth and beautiful, the surface treatment performance is good, and it is beautiful and durable.

Application of aluminum alloy forgings

Due to the above series of advantages of aluminum and aluminum alloy forgings, aluminum and aluminum alloy forgings are mainly used in industrial sectors that require a large degree of lightweight.

With the development of energy conservation and environmental protection, automobiles are the most promising industry for using aluminum alloy forgings and the largest user of aluminum forgings. Aluminum alloy forgings are often used in automobile axles and chassis components in the automotive industry, such as aluminum alloy wheels, aluminum control arms, etc.

Aerospace forgings: Forgings on spacecraft are mainly forged rings, rims, wing beams and machine bases.

Aviation (aircraft) forgings: Forgings on aircraft account for about 70% of the weight of aircraft materials, such as landing gear, frames, ribs, engine parts, dynamic rings and stationary rings.

In addition to the above industries, aluminum alloy forgings are also favored in industrial sectors such as ships, transportation, machinery manufacturing, weapons, and telecommunications, and their application range is becoming more and more extensive.