When Compared To...
Open Die and Ring Rolled Forged Metal Parts Deliver:
Machined Bar
- Contoured grain flow yielding greater impact and directional strength
- Cost savings in material and reduction of waste
- Less machining and longer tool life
- Broader material options and size ranges
Weldments/
Fabrications
- Superior and more consistent metallurgical properties
- Reduced labour, rejection and rework/replacement costs
- Stronger parts due to the elimination of welds
- Single-piece design and inspection efficiencies
- Simplified production requirements
Castings
- Directional grain flow and superior final part strength
- Structural integrity and product reliability
- Reduced process control and inspection requirements
- More predictable response to heat treating
Centrifugal Castings
- Greater near-net part design flexibility reducing machining time
- Sound, quality, rejection-free parts
- Cost savings with the elimination of die, mold and set-up costs
- Continuous grain flow for the optimum combination of fatigue strength and toughness
Torch Cut Plate
- Significantly greater size and grade flexibility
- Elimination of porosity and laminations
- Reductions in waste and material costs
- Controlled directional grain flow yielding optimum strength, toughness and fatigue resistance
Closed Die/
Impression Die
- Single and low volume quantity options
- Prototypes with comparable properties
- Near-net shapes with short lead times and the elimination of tooling costs