Die forging with grain flow - Small series of die-forged safety parts - Safety technology

Forgings have a fiber structure similar to the grain in wood, which follows the geometry of the component and significantly contributes to its stability. In contrast, a machined component made from a block (from the 'solid') breaks this fiber structure, thereby compromising stability. The physical properties such as hardness and toughness are also significantly better in a forging than in the raw material, which tends to have randomly oriented grain crystals or is oriented in only one direction. Moreover, unlike cast parts, forgings are free from voids and pores, making them particularly suitable for pressure applications, e.g., for valve housings, piping fittings, pipe connections, packing boxes, and boiler parts such as closure caps, covers, flanges according to the Pressure Equipment Directive DGRL or KTA or RCCM or ASME/ASTM. Example: high-alloy nickel-chromium-based high-performance steels from the NiCrMoV group such as 1.6959 and similar. Die forged blanks: up to 130 kg Maximum length: 600 mm All steel grades (formerly: steel qualities): heat-treated steels, nickel-based, chromium-vanadium, molybdenum, alloyed, unalloyed, corrosion-resistant Special steels: titanium alloys, titanium-stabilized CrNi steels, molybdenum, vanadium Special steels: NiCrMoV, alloy, special grades, 1.6959, 1.4462, 1.4901, 1.4571, titanium, vanadium, niobium, tungsten, duplex Forgings also for shipbuilding according to: ABS, BV Marine & Offshore, ClassNK, DNV, LR Shipping