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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Forging

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 633-3004/01
Abbreviation Kov
Course title Forging
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Materials Forming
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Miroslav Greger, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1.Selected methods for making and processing of steel for special demanding forgings.
2. Influence of forging on properties of forgings.
3. Metallurgical bases of heating and cooling of forgings.
4.Segregations in forging ingots and quality of free forgings.
5.Forging of forgings for nuclear power engineering, basic forging operations.
6.Technologies for forging of ingot with cooled surface.
7.Forging of tool steels. Formation of defects and defects in free forgings.
8.Prediction of evolution of structure and mechanical properties of steels at forging.
9.Shape complexity of closed die forgings, creation of an ideal pressed block.
10.Controlled forging of micro-alloyed steels, heat treatment of large forgings.
11.Technologies for forging on horizontal forging machines.
12.Swaging on drop hammers and presses. Heat treatment of forged pieces.
13.Current state and development directions in die forging.
14.Forming machines for free and die forging.
15.Important forging shops in the world, integrated forging units, tool steels for dies and swages.

Literature

[1] SEMIATIN, S.L. et al. Metalworking: Bulk Forming. ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, 2005.

Advised literature

[1] LANGE, K. Machine tools for metal forming. Hanbook of metal forming. McGraw – Hill, 1985.
[2] DIETER,G.E.,KUHN, H.A., SEMIATIN, S.L. Workability and process design. ASM International, 2003.