Editorial Forging Ahead 'All I know,' wrote Seamus Heaney, 'is a door into the dark 1 .' Me too. The world of radiology is figuratively and perhaps, on occasion, literally just that. Our game is the image, not the written word. Pretty pictures. Yet, now we increasingly find ourselves integral to the medical paradigm. This, clearly, is no reflection on us, but underpins the requirement, primacy,...

The main body of primary system valves discussed in this paper is made of stabilized austenitic stainless steel and are of intricate shapes & sizes. These bodies are produced through close die forging route and are manufactured first time in Indian forging shops. Finished forgings produced through three stage close die forging process are subjected to comprehensive quality assurance plan at eac...

Abstract— Forging is a very complex process and the measurement of actual forces for real material is difficult and cumbersome. The main objective of this document is to use the analytical methods for measuring parameters such as load, and stress distribution of forging process and use them to make simple, reliable, fast and non-expensive simulation tools, contrary to the commercial software’s ...

The finite element method plays an extremely important role in forging process design as it provides a valid means to quantify forging errors and thereby govern die shape modification to improve the dimensional accuracy of the component. However, this dependency on process simulation could raise significant problems and present a major drawback if the finite element simulation results were inac...

Recent evolutions on forging process induce more complex shape on forging die. These evolutions, combined with High Speed Machining (HSM) process of forging die lead to important increase in time for machining preparation. In this context, an original approach for generating machining process based on machining knowledge is proposed in this paper. The core of this approach is to decompose a CAD...

Within the manufacturing process planning, blanks are either selected or designed, respectively forms of input material for the manufacture of products. Reviewed in this paper are three types of group blanks: group castings, group forgings manufactured by closed die forging and free forging, and group blanks manufactured by pressing melted metal in casts. The paper also presents requisites for ...

The influence of the sinter-forging rate on the critical cur ren t density (J,) behaviour in an external field a n d on the contact resistance R, for Bi-2223 cur ren t leads has been investigated. The cur ren t leads were fabricated by a combination of Cold Isostatic Pressing (CIP) and sinter-forging methods with the thickness reduction rate ranging from 0% to 90%. The two silver contact termin...

Initial location of the billet and the shape of die have an important effect on parameters of precision forging. Some of these effects are the contact stresses, material flow, distribution of stress, and also strain. In the present study, the die shape influences and the billet position in precision forging of two different shape groups have numerically and experimentally been investigated. Res...