Aluminum Forging Companies - U shaped hanging bracket 6082 aluminium forging

6082 alumnium forging: U shaped hanging bracket 6082 aluminum forgings are thus used extensively in automotive suspension components and other applications. The conventional manufacturing cycle starts with the casting of 6082 billets that are subsequently extruded into smaller diameter forging stock. The relatively higher temperatures generated by frictional heating and high strains introduced at the surface during extrusion encourage recrystallisation and produces a heterogeneous structure with fully recrystallised small grains at the surface, fibrous grains at the centre. Hence, the surface of the forged 6082 components inevitably undergoes grain growth once exposed to high temperatures during the solution heat treatment. An attempt was made in the present work to identify an alternative process to achieve a homogeneous section structure with no evidence of coarse grains across the section, which in turn will ensure a better fatigue performance and a longer service life.