With the continuous progress of the industrial era, aluminum forgings are widely used in machinery, automobiles, aviation and other fields. This article will introduce the production, characteristics and application of aluminum forgings in detail.
- Production of aluminum forgings
- Materials for aluminum forgings
Aluminum is a lightweight metal that has good plasticity and thermal conductivity and is widely used in various industrial fields. As a high performance material, aluminum is also the main component of aluminum forgings. - Production process of aluminum forgings
The production process of aluminum forgings mainly includes the following steps:
① Material selection: According to the needs of the product, the appropriate aluminum-based alloy is selected as the forging material.
② Preparation of raw materials: the selected aluminum-based alloy is melted and poured into the casting mold, and the required raw materials for aluminum forgings can be obtained after cooling and curing.
③ Heat treatment: Heat treatment of forgings to improve their physical properties.
④ Forging: Put the heat-treated aluminum forgings into the forging machine for forging processing to form the required products.
⑤ Machining: mechanical processing of the forged aluminum forgings, such as turning, milling, etc.
Second, the characteristics of aluminum forging
1.Light weight and high strength
Aluminum forgings have good mechanical properties, high hardness, high strength, high toughness and so on. It is also lighter than other materials such as steel, so it is widely used in cars, rockets and aerospace. - Good thermal conductivity
Aluminum forgings have excellent thermal conductivity and good heat conductivity, so they are widely used in radiators, cooling systems and other fields. - Good processing performance
Aluminum forgings have strong machining performance, which is not only easy to cut, but also easy to form, so it can be flexibly applied in complex projects such as deep hole machining and high-speed milling.
Third, the application of aluminum forging
Aluminum forgings are widely used in automotive, rocket aerospace, engineering machinery, mold and other mechanical fields, the following is a detailed introduction: - Automotive field: The most widely used is the intake and exhaust channels of the automotive engine, as well as the gearbox housing and rotor.
- Rocket space field: rocket gas tank, oxidizer tank and engine parts are made of aluminum forgings.
- Construction machinery field: Aluminum forgings are widely used in various types of cranes, excavators, bulldozers and other mechanical theme structures.
- Mold field: In mold manufacturing, aluminum forgings are mainly used for the manufacture of injection molding molds and die casting molds.
In short, with the continuous progress of science and technology, the application field of aluminum forgings will be more extensive, and its characteristics such as light weight, high strength, good thermal conductivity and strong processing performance will bring unlimited benefits to manufacturers in various industrial fields.
