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Forge Welding

Forge welding is a solid state welding process that joins two metal pieces by heating them below their melting point and hammering them together under pressure. This causes inter-molecular diffusion at the interface, forming a strong weld. The plates are heated to 50-90% of their melting temperature and coated in flux before being manually or mechanically hammered together until fully joined. Forge welding is used to make items like gates and cookware from steel or iron.

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Forge Welding

Forge welding is a solid state welding process that joins two metal pieces by heating them below their melting point and hammering them together under pressure. This causes inter-molecular diffusion at the interface, forming a strong weld. The plates are heated to 50-90% of their melting temperature and coated in flux before being manually or mechanically hammered together until fully joined. Forge welding is used to make items like gates and cookware from steel or iron.

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Forge Welding

Forge welding is a process used to join


two pieces of metal together by heating them
to a high temperature and then hammering
them together.
Principle:
Forge welding is a solid state welding process in which
both the plates are heated quite below its melting
temperature. This heating deforms the work pieces plastically.
Now a repeated hammering or high pressurize load is
applied on these plates together. Due to this high pressure
and temperature, inter-molecular diffusion takes place at the
interface surface of the plates which make a strong weld
joint.
Working:
• First both the work plates
heated together. The heating
temperature is about 50 to 90%
of its melting temperature. Both
the plates are coated with flux.
• Now manual hammering is done
by a blacksmith hammer for
making a joint. This process is
repeated until a proper joint is
created.
• For welding large work pieces,
mechanical hammering is used
which is either driven by electric
motor or by using hydraulic
mean. Sometime dies are used
which provides finished surface.
Application:
• It is used to join steel or iron.
• It is used to manufacture gates, prison cells etc.
• It is widely used in cookware.
• It was used to join boiler plates before introduction of
other welding process.
• It was used to weld weapon like sword etc.
• Used to weld shotgun barrels.
Advantages:
• It is simple and easy.
• It does not require any costly equipment for weld small
pieces.
• It can weld both similar and dissimilar metals.
• No filler material required
Disadvantages:
• Only small objects can be weld. Larger objects required
large press and heating furnaces, which are not
economical.
• High skill required because excessive hammering can
damage the welding plates.
• High welding defects involve.
• It cannot use as mass production.
• Mostly suitable for iron and steel.
• It is a slow welding process.

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