forging bucket shape
forging bucket shape
(OP)
Hi all,
I am looking for a forging vendor who can produce the following:
44" Dia. x 11 " OAH "cup" shape
5" thick Bottom
2-1/4" thick (min.) wall
Material: AL6XN
We have been making this configuration in a weldment with a radial penetration weld attaching cylinder to the disc, but have quoted units with walls as thick as 4" thick.
It seams that as the walls get thicker, at some point, we should be able to obtain a "bucket" forging and illiminate the extra girth weld.
Is there a "USA" based forging vendor who has this capability?
Randall
I am looking for a forging vendor who can produce the following:
44" Dia. x 11 " OAH "cup" shape
5" thick Bottom
2-1/4" thick (min.) wall
Material: AL6XN
We have been making this configuration in a weldment with a radial penetration weld attaching cylinder to the disc, but have quoted units with walls as thick as 4" thick.
It seams that as the walls get thicker, at some point, we should be able to obtain a "bucket" forging and illiminate the extra girth weld.
Is there a "USA" based forging vendor who has this capability?
Randall





RE: forging bucket shape
https://www.forging.org/bguide/index.cfm
You should click on 1. Impression Die Forging, and then enter the appropriate information in order to obtain the listing of possible vendors. National Forge has a lot of different capabilities, but others may be more appropriate. Good luck.
RE: forging bucket shape
At the time I posted, I was un-aware of FIA Site.
I was "Swimming" in what seemed like hundreds of listings until I used the FIA search tools to pin-point exactly the kind of forging vendors I was looking for.
In addition the FIA brings up listings of vendors who do not have web-sites. Still more research to do.