Hot Forging

Hot Forged Product Applications

Our outsourcing hot forging offshore partners can create custom parts that match your design specifications. VMT can deliver hot forgings in a wide variety of sizes and metal options. The strength and durability of hot forged parts makes them ideal for more rugged applications, some of which include:

Automotive manufacturing
Agriculture
Tools and hardware
Aerospace
Construction equipment

What is hot forging？

Hot forging is a metalworking process in which metals are plastically deformed above their recrystallization temperature, which allows the material to retain its deformed shape as it cools. Sun Fast provides an unprecedented approach to offshore hot forging and impression forging. Our experts deliver proven industrial isothermal forging outsourcing services for the steel and metal industries.

Advantages of hot forging:

Good ductility
Excellent surface quality
Increased flexibility
Good for custom parts

What are the differences between hot and cold forging?

The cold forging manufacturing process increases the strength of a metal through strain hardening at a room temperature. On the contrary the hot forging manufacturing process keeps materials from strain hardening at high temperature, which results in optimum yield strength, low hardness and high ductility.

Finally, a manufacturer would choose one process over the other because of economic and not quality reasons. The decision is based on the required functions of the desired component, the industry and if it’s a mass production or a low volume of customized parts.

VMT provides cold, warm and hot forging or combination of different processes to address various customer demands, both performed in excellent conditions with state-of-the-art machinery for perfect results. We work close with our customers to understand their specific needs and find the best possible solution.

Why Choose VMT for HOT Forging?

Need to make copies of your metal product?Hot forging is your solution. Here at VMT, we lead the industry in efficient, high-quality forging services scalable for any organization. Here are just a few reasons why thousands of businesses worldwide choose us for forging.

1、Raw materials

VMT’s quality control from begining.Check raw materials’conpoents,size, appearance,etc before start prdouuction.

2、Workshop

VMT owns more than 50 pcs antomatic machines,making prouducts according to customers’drwaings.Welcome bulk order!

3、Zero defect goal

VMT owns many inspection machine to inspect product’ size,appearance,Anti-corrosion ability,air-tightness and so on.

4、Profesional team

VMT provides one stop service and help you solve all potential problems until you are satisfied.

5、Packing

Choosing proper packing method to make sure products are in good condition before shipping,during transportation,when arrive in your hands.

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The Hot Forging Manufacturing Process

The hot forging manufacturing process is performed at extreme high temperature (up to 1150 °C for steel, 360 to 520 °C for al-alloys, 700 to 800 °C for cu-alloys). This temperature is necessary in order to avoid strain hardening of the metal during deformation. Stamping is the most widespread hot forging manufacturing process, where the material is squeezed in a press, between a tool and a die surface.

Cost Efficiency in Hot Forging

The minimization of energy costs during hot forging is an ongoing concern of every manufacturer. Those can be optimized when using an inductor and a billet with matching diameters and installing a flexible multi-stage heating system.

The automatization of all involved forging presses is essential for the cost efficiency of the hot forging manufacturing process, especially for industries that require high volume production runs as the automotive one.

All applied tools should be optimized for the following innovative technologies:

Metallurgy: consolidated vacuum, powder metallurgy
Reloading
Heat treatment
Surface treatment: nitriding, carburizing and duplex treatment

Hot Forging Materials

Hot forging can be used to fabricate a broad spectrum of parts, and can be performed with most metal materials, including:

Carbon steel
Aluminum
Titanium
Copper
Nickel alloys

Shaping and Tolerances:

design basis between ISO 10243 and ISO 10254
tolerance class forging grade F (IT 14)
tolerance class forging grade E (IT 16)
allowance of between 1,5 and 2 mm per surface
allowance of <1mm for near-net-shape surfaces
NF EN 10243 -1 with accuracy levels: quality F or E

Get your hot forging project started today

Our hot forging engineers are ready to work with you to make sure you get great parts fast. When you submit your 3D design files, we will consult with you to ensure design for manufacturability in order to get parts that meet and exceed your expectations. Contact us for your free quote and design review today.