Re: Forged vs. ?


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On Sep 24, 3:46 pm, "* * Chas" <verktygj...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Melt forged" was/is a BS term for injection molding, a method for
making
high quality castings.

I think you meant die casting, not injection molding. Although the
processes are conceptually very similar, when it's done with metal,
it's called die casting. When it's done with plastic, it's called
injection molding. At least, that's true everywhere I've come across
it.


I was thinking "die casting" when I wrote "injection molding" in several
messages.

The term injection molding usually refers to the plastics industry but it
can be used to describe the manufacturing processes for both plastic
molding and metal die casting.

http://www.pcc-aft.com/aboutus.htm

I was unfamiliar with the term thixoforming. I ran across the above site
searching on thixoforming. I heard about the process about 10 years ago
when I visited an aluminum mfg. who was making the slugs for the process
but it was called a number of different names. I've never seen the actual
process in use.

No matter how good the results, thixoforming, vacuum casting melt forging
or what ever it's called is still not forging.

Chas.


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