1.6. Applications of Forgings

The wide range of alloys and sizes, combined with excellent mechanical and physical properties has made forgings the design choice for nearly all product areas. The most common are shown in Table 1-1

Table-1 Common Applications for Forgings
  • Aerospace
      Aircraft Engines
      Airframe and auxiliary equipment
  • Guided missiles and space vehicles
  • Automotive
      Passenger cars
      Trucks, busses and trailers
      Motorcycles and bicycles
  • Bearings, ball and roller
  • Electric power generation/transmission
  • Industrial and commercial
      machinery and equipment
  • Hand Tools
  • Industrial tools
  • Internal combustion engines
  • Metalworking and special industry machinery
  • Mechanical power transmission
      equipment, incl. bearings
  • Off-highway, equipment (construction,
      mining and materials handling
  • Ordinance and accessories
  • Oil field machinery and equipment
  • Pipeline fittings
  • Plumbing fixtures, valves and fittings
  • Pumps and compressors
  • Railroad equipment and spikes
  • Rolling, drawing and extruding equipment and  tools for nonferrous metals
  • Ship and boat building and repairs
  • Special industry machinery
  • Steam Engines and turbines
  • Steel works, rolling and finishing mills

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The wide range of alloys and sizes, combined with excellent mechanical and physical properties has made forgings the design choice for nearly all product areas. The most common are shown in Table 1-1

Table-1 Common Applications for Forgings
  • Aerospace
      Aircraft Engines
      Airframe and auxiliary equipment
  • Guided missiles and space vehicles
  • Automotive
      Passenger cars
      Trucks, busses and trailers
      Motorcycles and bicycles
  • Bearings, ball and roller
  • Electric power generation/transmission
  • Industrial and commercial
      machinery and equipment
  • Hand Tools
  • Industrial tools
  • Internal combustion engines
  • Metalworking and special industry machinery
  • Mechanical power transmission
      equipment, incl. bearings
  • Off-highway, equipment (construction,
      mining and materials handling
  • Ordinance and accessories
  • Oil field machinery and equipment
  • Pipeline fittings
  • Plumbing fixtures, valves and fittings
  • Pumps and compressors
  • Railroad equipment and spikes
  • Rolling, drawing and extruding equipment and  tools for nonferrous metals
  • Ship and boat building and repairs
  • Special industry machinery
  • Steam Engines and turbines
  • Steel works, rolling and finishing mills

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The wide range of alloys and sizes, combined with excellent mechanical and physical properties has made forgings the design choice for nearly all product areas. The most common are shown in Table 1-1

Table-1 Common Applications for Forgings
  • Aerospace
      Aircraft Engines
      Airframe and auxiliary equipment
  • Guided missiles and space vehicles
  • Automotive
      Passenger cars
      Trucks, busses and trailers
      Motorcycles and bicycles
  • Bearings, ball and roller
  • Electric power generation/transmission
  • Industrial and commercial
      machinery and equipment
  • Hand Tools
  • Industrial tools
  • Internal combustion engines
  • Metalworking and special industry machinery
  • Mechanical power transmission
      equipment, incl. bearings
  • Off-highway, equipment (construction,
      mining and materials handling
  • Ordinance and accessories
  • Oil field machinery and equipment
  • Pipeline fittings
  • Plumbing fixtures, valves and fittings
  • Pumps and compressors
  • Railroad equipment and spikes
  • Rolling, drawing and extruding equipment and  tools for nonferrous metals
  • Ship and boat building and repairs
  • Special industry machinery
  • Steam Engines and turbines
  • Steel works, rolling and finishing mills

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