What is the comparative analysis between free forging and traditional processing processes such as casting and welding?
The comparative analysis between free forging and traditional processing technology (such as casting, welding, etc.) mainly involves the following aspects: 1. Material properties: Free forgings use metal materials for plastic deformation at high temperatures, which can improve its mechanical properties while maintaining the continuity of the internal structure of the material. Traditional processing processes such as casting and welding usually need to operate at a lower temperature, which is easy to cause problems such as hot cracks and cold brittleness of the material, which has a greater impact on the properties of the material. 2. Process flexibility: Free forging has high process flexibility, can produce a variety of complex shapes of parts, and is suitable for a variety of metal materials, such as steel, aluminum alloy, etc. Traditional processing processes such as casting and welding are limited by mold manufacturing and welding equipment, and the shapes and materials that can be processed are relatively small. 3. Product quality: Due to the plastic deformation of metal at high temperature, free forging can eliminate the defects inside the blank and improve the density and mechanical properties of the material, so as to obtain higher product quality. But the traditional processing technology such as casting and welding often produce pores, inclusions and other defects, have a certain impact on the mechanical properties and appearance quality of the product. 4. Production efficiency: Free forging can usually be formed at one time, reducing the intermediate links and processing time in the processing process, and improving production efficiency. Traditional processing processes such as casting and welding require multiple steps and a long time to complete the processing. In addition, free forging can be carried out at higher temperatures, and the plasticity of the material is better, making the processing speed faster. In summary, compared with traditional processing technology, free forging has better material characteristics, process flexibility, product quality and production efficiency. However, the specific application selection still needs to consider other factors, such as cost, process difficulty, batch demand, and so on.
