ALUMINUM FORGED COMPONENT PRODUCTS
Performance Characteristics of Aluminum Forged Component Products
Aluminum forgings have the advantages lightweight, high impact resistance, excellent corrosion resistance, and fatigue resistance. They have no pores on the surface and have good surface treatment performance. Aluminum forging products forged by the hot forging process have good mechanical properties and ultra-high tensile strength. They also offer high density, good toughness, save material costs and processing time. These forgings are suitable for anodizing, electroplating, electrophoresis, powder spraying, oil spraying, and other surface treatments.
Application Range of Aluminum Forged Components
Aluminum alloy forgings are used in industrial sectors with a high degree of lightweight, such as aviation, automobiles and motorcycles, ships, machinery manufacturing, transportation machinery, and other aspects such as electronic communications, household appliances, cultural and sports equipment, hardware bathrooms, etc. Among them, automobiles and motorcycles are the biggest consumers and the most promising industries for aluminum forged components. However, the number of industries adopting aluminum forgings is growing rapidly.
The aviation industry is faster growing as the biggest consumer of aluminum forgings after automobiles, especially with the growing demand for drones and other flying robots entering the market. The marine industry is also growing the adoption of aluminum products, with most ships and boats’ parts forged.
Forging Process of Aluminum Forged Component
Aluminum alloy process flow – forging billet cutting, aluminum plate or bar cutting – forging billet heating furnace heating – rough forging billet making – precision forging forming – trimming – punching – straightening – intermediate inspection (checking the size of the forging) – aluminum Alloy solution heat treatment (used to remove forging stress, improve the performance of aluminum parts-cleaning (surface sandblasting and sand treatment))-finished product inspection (appearance and hardness inspection, chemical composition analysis, mechanical properties, and non-destructive testing). Therefore, the process of forging aluminum alloys is short. This is one of the reasons aluminum forgings are cheaper than other formed aluminum parts.