What are the processing methods of stainless steel forgings?

The mechanical properties of stainless steel forgings can be improved by heat treatment and surface treatment, so that they can meet the requirements of use conditions. Different use environments also put forward clear requirements for the treatment of stainless steel forgings. Stainless steel forgings must also have certain mechanical properties, which is the basis for realizing the use value of stainless steel forgings. Today we will learn about several commonly used methods for processing stainless steel forgings. It is precisely because there are different processing methods that stainless steel forging products of different shapes can be formed.

1. Milling

The milling cutter rotates as the main motion, and the stainless steel forgings and the milling cutter make the feed motion. Milling is one of the main processing methods of the plane. During milling, the rotation of the stainless steel forging along with the milling cutter of the worktable is the main motion.

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2. Broaching

A method of machining the inner and outer surfaces of stainless steel forgings by using a broach to move axially under the action of tension. The multi-tooth broach is used to cut a thin metal layer from the workpiece one by one, so that the surface can achieve high precision and can obtain a small roughness value for stainless steel forgings.

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3. Drilling

The drilling tool and the stainless steel forging make relative motion and axial feed motion, and the method of machining holes in the stainless steel forging by the forging factory. Drilling is the most basic hole processing method in the processing of stainless steel forgings.

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4. Turning

A cutting method in which the rotation of the stainless steel forging is the main motion, and the turning tool is the feeding motion. The main motion of the turning process in the forging plant is the rotation motion of the stainless steel forging, which is especially suitable for machining the stainless steel forging of the wheel and the stainless steel forging of the shaft with the rotating surface. The linear movement of the tool is the feed motion.

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5. Grinding

The abrasive tool rotates at a high linear speed, and the forging plant processes the surface of stainless steel forgings. The use of abrasive tools is usually referred to as a grinder. During the grinding process, the self-sharpening effect of the grinding wheel is the cutting edge of the general tool that other cutting tools do not have.

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6. Boring

The rotation of the boring tool is the main motion, which is a cutting method for stainless steel forgings or boring tools to perform feed motion. Boring processing is mainly carried out on milling and boring machines and boring machines. Boring is the further processing of the drilling of stainless steel forgings. Boring can expand the aperture, improve the accuracy, reduce the surface roughness, and can also better correct the deviation of the original hole axis. Boring can be divided into rough boring, semi-fine boring and fine boring.

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7. Planing

The cutting processing method in which the planer and the stainless steel forging are reciprocated in a horizontal direction relative to a straight line. Planing is one of the main methods of plane processing, and it is the most commonly used processing method for single-piece small batch production of stainless steel forgings. Common planer machine tools include bullhead planer, gantry planer and slotting machine.

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For the above several commonly used processing methods, the forging plant will use different processing methods according to the different shapes required for the production of stainless steel forgings. Other methods of machining stainless steel forgings are also varied. Although the processing principles of these methods are different, they still have many things in common. The biggest difference is that the cutting motion forms are different when processing stainless steel forgings. However, due to the different types of machine tools and tools used, they have their own process characteristics. and application range.