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Forging Division - Metcast
Division · 02

Forging — open- and closed-die forging in carbon, alloy & stainless steel.

Hot drop and press forging of carbon, alloy and stainless steel — heated, forged, heat-treated, machined and inspected to deliver wrought-grain integrity, superior fatigue life and pressure-rated reliability across automotive, energy, oil & gas, railway and heavy-engineering applications.

0.5 – 800 kg
Weight Range
Carbon · Alloy · SS
Materials
Open · Closed Die
Routes
In-house
HT
Industrial forging press with white-hot steel billet
Forging Routes

Four forging routes — selected by geometry, volume and load envelope.

Forging produces components with continuous, oriented grain flow — delivering fatigue and impact properties unmatched by casting or machining alone. Process is selected by geometry, volume and target mechanical envelope.

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Open Die Forging

Free-form upset and draw-out for large shafts, rings and blocks. Used for one-off or section-specific geometry.

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Closed Die Forging

Net-shape forging in matched impression dies — repeatable, high-volume, high-strength components.

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Drop Forging

Hammer-driven impression-die forging for connecting rods, axle parts, hand tools and structural components.

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Hot Forging

Above-recrystallisation forming — superior formability and uniform grain refinement for high-integrity parts.

Capabilities

Seven controlled stages — billet to dispatch.

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Billet Preparation

Bar cutting, weighing and lot identification with mill certificate.

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Heating

Induction & gas-fired furnaces with calibrated thermocouples.

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Forging

Hammer, friction screw and hydraulic press lines — open & closed die.

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Heat Treatment

Annealing, normalising, Q&T, stress relief — in-house with batch chart.

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Machining

CNC turning, milling, drilling and grinding — full or partial machined supply.

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Surface Finishing

Shot blast, phosphating, plating, painting and protective coating.

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Inspection

Spectro, hardness, mechanical, UT, MPI, dimensional, full traceability.

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Packing & Dispatch

Export-grade wooden / steel packaging with corrosion protection.

Process Flow

From billet to inspected forging — a structured eight-stage pipeline.

STEP 01
Billet Preparation
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STEP 02
Heating
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STEP 03
Forging (Open / Closed / Drop / Hot)
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STEP 04
Trimming
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STEP 05
Heat Treatment
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STEP 06
Shot Blasting / Surface Finishing
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STEP 07
Machining
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STEP 08
Inspection
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STEP 09
Dispatch
Materials Register

Forged in carbon, alloy, stainless, duplex & engineering alloys.

Carbon Steel

  • EN-8 / EN-9
  • C45 / 1045
  • AISI 1018 / 1020
  • S355J2

Alloy Steel

  • EN-19 / 4140
  • EN-24 / 4340
  • 16MnCr5
  • 42CrMo4
  • F22 / F91 (oil & gas)

Stainless & Duplex

  • SS 304 / 316 / 316L
  • SS 410 / 420
  • 17-4 PH
  • Duplex 2205
  • Super Duplex 2507

Engineering Alloys

  • Inconel 625 / 718
  • Monel 400
  • Nimonic
  • Titanium Gr.5
Process Gallery

From red-hot billet to inspected forging.

Forging Press

Forging Press

Impression-die hammer striking white-hot billet — sparks of scale separation.

Railway Forgings

Railway Forgings

Axle, coupling and bogie forgings under final assembly inspection.

Oil & Gas Components

Oil & Gas Components

Wellhead forgings, flanges and valve bodies — API / NORSOK envelope.

Heat Treatment

In-house heat treatment for mechanical-property control.

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Annealing

Soften, refine grain

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Normalising

Uniform structure

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Quenching

Hardness ramp-up

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Tempering

Toughness restore

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Stress Relieving

Residual stress out

Mechanical Advantages

Why forging — when properties matter.

Wrought Grain Flow

Continuous oriented grain along the load path delivers superior fatigue and impact performance.

High Integrity

Forged sections are inherently dense — no porosity, no shrinkage, no inclusions of the casting kind.

Pressure Rating

Ideal for pressure-containing components — flanges, valve bodies, wellhead parts, hydraulic blocks.

Toughness

Critical in safety components — crane hooks, rail couplings, lifting hardware, defence assemblies.

Inspection

From billet certification to final forging release.

  • Billet material certification (EN 10204 3.1 / 3.2)
  • Pre-forge heat & soak record
  • Forging temperature trace
  • Dimensional verification post-forge
  • Heat-treatment chart per batch
  • Hardness — Brinell / Rockwell mapping
  • Mechanical — tensile, yield, elongation, Charpy
  • Ultrasonic Testing (UT) per ASTM A388
  • MPI on safety-critical surfaces
  • Final dimensional & visual
Applications

Forged components & industries served.

Component Examples

▸ Flanges
▸ Shafts
▸ Rings
▸ Hubs
▸ Couplings
▸ Connecting Components
▸ Railway Parts
▸ Oil & Gas Components
▸ Valve Components
▸ Heavy Engineering Parts

Industries Served

Automotive

Crankshafts, connecting rods, steering knuckles, axle shafts, gears.

Oil & Gas

Wellhead, valve bodies, flanges, choke bodies — API 6A / NORSOK.

Energy & Renewable

Wind turbine shafts, hydro components, grid-hardware forgings.

Railway

Coupling assemblies, axle components, brake rigging — AAR / UIC.

Hydraulics

Cylinder rods, valve blocks, piston blanks.

Heavy Engineering

Large shafts, rings, mill stand parts, crane hooks.

Send a forging drawing — receive die concept, material recommendation and indicative cost in 24 hours.

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