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Radial forging

Forging process where the workpiece is subjected to repeated press strokes from a number of dies mounted around the axis of the workpiece.

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Illustration of Radial forging

The process

A number of dies [1], usually between two to four, are mounted on workpiece linear axis. Each die is radially shaped so that they together form a circular cross section.

The workpiece, usually a rod of a reasonably round shape, is heated up and rotated through the dies that through repetitive blows, mold workpiece. In this manner, the rod is transformed into a circular cross section of predetermined diameter.