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Forging Vs Casting PDF
Forging Vs Casting PDF
Forging Casting
There are a variety of methods to Forging is a manufacturing process The casting process consists of pouring
produce a given part. Each has its where metal is shaped by plastic or injecting molten metal into a mold
own set of advantages and deformation under great pressure into containing a cavity with the desired
high strength parts. shape of the casting. Metal casting
disadvantages. Some of the
processes can be classified either by the
important factors affecting the type of mold or by the pressure used to
selection of a process include the fill the mold with liquid metal.
following:
- Quantity of the material Fundamentals of forging Fundamentals of Casting
required
- Design of the part Forging or cold forming are Casting is a solidification process.
metalforming processes. There is no Therefore, the microstructure can be
- Tolerances required
melting and consequent solidification finely tuned, such as grain structure,
- Metal specification involved. Plastic deformation produces phase transformations and precipitation.
- Surface finish required an increase in the number of dislocations However, defects such as shrinkage
- Tooling costs resulting in a higher state of internal porosity, cracks and segregation are also
stress. Indeed, strain hardening is intimately linked to solidification. These
- Economics of machining
attributed to the interaction of defects can lead to lower mechanical
versus process costs dislocations with other dislocations and properties. A subsequent heat treatment
- Delivery requirements other barriers (such as grain boundaries). is often required to reduce residual
Simultaneously, the shape of primary stresses and optimize mechanical
crystals (dendrites) changes after plastic properties.
The aim of this e- Tip is to compare
working of the metal. Dendrites are
forging with casting. stretched in the direction of metal flow
and thus form fibers of increased
strength along the direction of flow.
Cast wheel