Metal-Forging Processes and Equipment

Qualitative Questions. Part 1

1 4 .16 Describe and explain the factors that influence spread in cogging operations on long
square billets.
14.17 How can you tell whether a certain part is forged or cast? Explain the features that you
would investigate.
14.18 Identify casting design rules, described in Section 12.2 that also can be applied to forging.
14.19 Describe the factors involved in precision forging.
14.20 Why is control of the volume of the blank important in closed-die forging?
14.21 Why are there so many types of forging machines available? Describe the capabilities and
limitations of each.
14.22 What are the advantages and limitations of cogging operations? Should cogging be
performed hot or cold? Explain.
14.23 What are the advantages and limitations of using die inserts? Give some examples.
14.24 Review Fig. 14.6e and explain why internal draft angles are larger than external draft
angles. Is this also true for permanent-mold casting?
14.25 Comment on your observations regarding the grain- flow pattern in Fig. 14.13b.
14.26 Describe your observations concerning the control of the final tube thickness in Fig.
14.16a.