The characteristics of aluminum forgings mainly include excellent mechanical properties, high strength, high hardness, good wear resistance, corrosion resistance and high forming accuracy. An actual production case is given below to illustrate.
To meet the high reliability requirements of aircraft wheel hubs, a certain aerospace company used aluminum forging technology to manufacture aluminum forgings to replace traditional casting processes. The aluminum forging is a heavy-duty component of the landing gear with a size of 300mm150mm150mm and a weight of over 2 kilograms.
In the production process, the company chose to use a CNC hydraulic forging press for aluminum forging processing. Firstly, the pre-fabricated aluminum ingot was put into the forging machine for heat treatment, so that it reached suitable forging temperature. Then, the heated aluminum ingot was clamped into the forging die by a mechanical hand for forging. After completion, cooling and finishing treatment was performed to obtain the finished product.
After testing verification, the aluminum forging has characteristics of high hardness, high strength, excellent mechanical properties, good wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and high forming accuracy. It can meet the strict quality requirements of the aerospace industry. Therefore, the characteristics of aluminum forgings are very suitable for the production of high-strength, high-performance components, especially in the fields of aerospace, automotive, motorcycle, weapons, etc.
