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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Rolling

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HAND-OUT 2: METAL MANUFACTURING METHODS
Rolling and Forging
1. INTRODUCTION
Rolling and Forging are two of the most important manufacturing metal processes of the modern world. In this report I will make a brief introduction to each of this methods. After this part I will talk about the principle pros and cons of each method and finally I will comment their principle applications.
2. DESCRIPTION OF EACH METHOD
2.1. Rolling
Rolling is the process of plastically deforming the metal by passing it between rolls. This is one of the most use techniques because it provides close control of the final product and a high rate of productivity. In this method the metal is subjected to very high compressive stresses as a result of the friction between the rotating rolls and the metal surface, this high …show more content…

The forging processes can be also classified as open and closed die forging. In the first one, the metal is compressed by continuous blows of a mechanical hammer and the shape is given manually. In the second case (closed die forging), the shape is obtained by squeezing the workpiece between two shaped and closed dies.
3. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
In this chapter we will first discuss about the differences between cold and hot rolling and cold and hot forging. Finally we will speak about the pros and cons between forging and rolling.
3.1. Hot and Cold Rolling
The key differences between cold and hot rolling are the following ones.
 Cold rolled introduces defect into the crystal structure (as seen in Figure 3.1.) of the metal creating hardened microstructure, this increases the yield strength and hardness of the metal. Giving better mechanical properties than hot rolled.
 Due to the change of the microstructure hot rolled metal has a grey and scaly finish while cold rolled has a smooth and shiny finish.
Materials and Nanostructures Marc Romero Aguilar

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