orgings offer simplified production. Welding and mechanical fastening require careful selection of joining materials, fastening types and sizes, and close monitoring of tightening practices both of which increase production costs. Forging simplifies production and ensures better quality and consistency.

Jan 04, 2019

Forgings offer a broader size range of desired material grades. Sizes and shapes of products made from steel bar and plate are limited to the dimensions in which these materials are supplied. Often, forging may be the only metalworking process available with certain grades in desired sizes. Forgings can be economically produced in a wide range of sizes, from parts whose largest dimension is less than 1 inch, to parts weighing more than 450,000 lbs.

Forgings offer more consistent, better metallurgical properties. Selective heating and non-uniform cooling that occur in welding can yield undesirable metallurgical properties such as inconsistent grain structure. When in use, a welded seam may act as a notch that can contribute to part failure. Forgings have no internal voids that might cause unexpected failure under stress or impact.