STUDY OF THE FORGING PROCESS IN A NEW DESIGN TOOL IMPLEMENTING ALTERNATING DEFORMATIONS.

The influence of the forging process of round cross-section blanks in a new designed forging tool implementing alternating deformations on the microstructure and mechanical properties of DIN 1.2542 steel was studied. The research results show that forging blanks using the proposed technology in a new forging tool, compared with the current forging technology in flat strikers, allows obtaining higher quality metal with an equiaxed fine-grained structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]