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Course Unit Code633-3018/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated6 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KAW031Ing. Rostislav Kawulok, Ph.D.
Summary
The course focuses on the theoretical and practical aspects of technological procedures for free and die forging of steel and non-ferrous metals. Attention is paid particularly to the free forging of large forgings made of structural and tool steels, as well as to their heat treatment. What concerns die forging, the focus is on traditional technologies using drop hammers and forging presses, forging on the horizontal forging machines and on controlled processes of forging of micro-alloyed steels. The basic theoretical knowledge about the structure and functions of forming machines will also be presented.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
- the student will be able to characterise forging technology and technological procedures for forging of free and die forgings,
- the student will be able to formulate and analyse basic mechanical and physical processes occurring at free and die forging,
- the student will be able to describe and calculate the thermo-mechanical parameters of free and die forgings.
- the student will be able to design the technological procedures of forging of simple free and die forgings.
Course Contents
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.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[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.
[1] http://katedry.fmmi.vsb.cz/Opory_FMMI/633/633-Greger-Kovani.pdf
[2] HAŠEK, V. et al. Kování. Praha: SNTL, 1965.
[3] 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.
[4] SEMIATIN, S.L. et al. Metalworking: Bulk Forming. Materials Park Ohio: ASM International, 2005. ISBN 978-0-87170-708-6.
Recommended Reading:
[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.
[1] GREGER, M. et al. Tváření kovů. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 1999, ISBN 80-7078-656-6.
[2] GREGER, M., J. PETRŽELA, V. LÁSZLÓ, M. SUŠOVSKÝ, R. KAWULOK a O. KWARTENG. Progresivní technologie volného kování. Kovárenství. 2017, 60, 58-61. ISSN 1213-9289.
[3] 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.
[4] 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.
[5] MESSNER, G. a S. HUBER. Hot Forging on Horizontal Multi-Stage Presses: Machine technology, processes and products. Munich: corporate media GmbH, 2007.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 16
        ExaminationExamination70 35