Unlike most forging, which is performed hot at temperatures nearing or exceeding 2300 degrees F, cold forging is performed at below the re-crystallization temperature of the metal, at anywhere from room temperature to several hundred degrees F. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Anchor Harvey
Freeport, IL | 815-233-3833Anchor Harvey is a data-driven aluminum forging company with a century-long legacy in precision manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain management. We serve all industries in need of precision aluminum forgings, with an expert focus on aerospace, medical devices, recreational vehicles, and heavy equipment. Our process is designed to help our customers bring better final applications to market faster. Because at Anchor Harvey, it’s not what we make, it’s what we make possible.
Anderson Shumaker Company
Chicago, IL | 800-932-0357Although we have over 100 years of experience, we are committed to continually expanding our offerings in all industries. We are not content to remain as we are, but we continually work to improve our products and processes each and every day.
Alloys International
Ronkonkoma, NY | 800-900-9209Alloys International is a worldwide supplier of alloy, aluminum, carbon steel, nickel, stainless steel, titanium and alloy steel forgings for the aerospace, petrochemical, nuclear, electrical and medical industries. We offer open, closed-die, rotary and isothermal techniques.
Ferralloy Inc.
Cleveland, OH | 440-250-1900For over 30 years, we have provided metal forged products for a wide variety of industries, including the aerospace, military, food service, medical, and automotive industries. Our customers know they can trust our forgings for quality and affordability.
Ken Forging
Jefferson, OH | 888-536-3674Although we have over 100 years of experience, we are committed to continually expanding our offerings in all industries. We are not content to remain as we are, but we continually work to improve our products and processes each and every day. We will work with you to create the ultimate products for your needs. Find out more on our website, or you can give us a call today!
Precision Metal Products
El Cajon, CA | 619-448-2711Precision Metal Products (PMP) is a major manufacturer of close-tolerance forgings for medical, aerospace and industrial applications. We provide total in-house raw material procurement and testing, forge and machine tool design, and tool and die fabrication. We also perform heat treating, cleaning, chemical milling, machining, and non-destructive testing. Whether you need forgings out of stainless steel, titanium, or molybdenum, our team at PMP will get the job done.
Cold Forging - Anderson Shumaker CompanyCold forging is ideal for the fabrication of many metals including selected aluminum alloys, 300 and 400 series stainless steel, carbon steel, electrolytic copper, brass and bronze.
The metal amounts must be fairly small, rarely exceeding 25 lbs., and the ingot, or semi-finished solid metal form that has been cast into a circular shape must be fairly symmetrical. Industries that use cold forging processes include automotive, mining, oil and petroleum, aerospace, electronics, hardware, appliance, agricultural, construction and industrial.
Cold Forging - Anderson Shumaker CompanyIn the cold forging process an ingot, also known as a slug or billet, is punched through a cold forging die in order to re-form the ingot by means of high pressure rather than high temperatures. The ingot typically requires lubrication in order to be cold forged.
Cold forging is most commonly done using closed die forging. In the closed die or impression forging process metal is pounded or pressed into a desired shape through the use of a press or hammer.
Two tooling dies are attached to an anvil and contain a negative 3-D image of the product's end shape. The metal undergoes plasticization until its enlarged sides touch the die sidewalls and then flows to take on the shape of the two dies.
Cold forging can have some disadvantages due to requiring high forging pressures, needing several pre-forming steps, and in some cases necessitating several more annealing steps during the process. However, cold forging of a material results in improved material strength because cold forging does not heat stress a material, or change the structure of the material's grain flow as radically. Cold forging services are very precise and also offer a better surface finish than hot forging.