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Forging

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 652-3018/01
Abbreviation KOVIng
Course title Forging
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Metallurgical Technologies
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Radim Kocich, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Overview of forging companies in the Czech Republic and in the world.
2. Influence of forging on forgings properties, prediction of structure development and mechanical properties of steels in forging.
3. Metalurgic foundations of heating and cooling of forgings.
4. Specifications of free forging, basic operations and relationships.
5. Forging ingots, production and segregation in them and quality of forgings.
6. Origin of defects and defects in free forgings.
7. Tool steels forging.
8. Forging of forgings for nuclear energy.
9. Characteristics of die forging, tool steel for dies.
10. The shape complexity of die forgings, designing an ideal pre-forging.
11. Controlled forging of microalloyed steels.
12. Present and development directions in die forging.
13. Forming machines for free and die forging, integrated forging sets.
14. Production of wheels.
15. Selected aspects of forging non-ferrous metals and their alloys.
16. Heat treatment and modification of all types forgings.

Literature

[1] ALTAN, T., G. NGAILE and G. SHEN. Cold and Hot Forging: Fundamentals and Applications. Materials Park Ohio: ASM International, 2005. ISBN 0-87170-805-1.
[2] SEMIATIN, S.L. et al. Metalworking: Bulk Forming. Materials Park Ohio: ASM International, 2005. ISBN 978-0-87170-708-6 .

Advised literature

[1] DIETER, G. E., H. A. KUHN a S. L. SEMIATIN. Workability and process design. Ohio: ASM International, Materials Park, 2003. ISBN 0-87170-778-0.
[2] ALTAN, T., S. I. OH a H. L. GEGEL. Metal forming: fundamentals and applications. Metals Park: American Society for Metals, 1983. ISBN 0-87170-167-7.
[3] MESSNER, G. a S. HUBER. Hot Forging on Horizontal Multi-Stage Presses: Machine technology, processes and products. Munich: corporate media GmbH, 2007.