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Glossary of Forging Terms

From High Performance Alloys, Inc.
 

 

Common terms used in forging, also a good metallurgical introduction.

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All Metals & Forge - Specialty Steel Warehouse Products
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American GFM Corporation - Various Hollow & Solid Shafts Forging Machines
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American GFM Corporation - RF - RADIAL FORGING MACHINES
The new Radialforger type RF Traditionally, GFM type SX machines are used for cogging large ingots, and for the production of long bars of round, square or rectangular cross sections, tapered or... (read more)
American GFM Corporation - Cold & Hot Forging Machines
The fact that over 400 (four hundred) steel processing companies from every continent have selected GFM's hot forging, warm forging, cold forging, radial forging and swaging machines cannot be without... (read more)
American GFM Corporation - GFM - Cold forging machines, Chipless forming
From the proven type SX to the modern type SKK there a numerous applications world-wide. Although mainly used for cold forging, both machine types are also suitable for hot forging. Chipless forming... (read more)
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Cold forged radial forging... (read more)
Nelson Stud Welding, Inc. - Extra Long (XL) Shear Connectors and Anchors
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