Cold Extrusion
ASM Handbook, Volume 14A: Metalworking: Bulk Forming Copyright © 2005 ASM International® S.L. Semiatin, editor, p405-418 All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1361/asmhba0004005 www.asminternational.org Cold Extrusion Revised by Murali Bhupatiraju, Metaldyne and Robert Greczanik, American Axle and Manufacturing COLD EXTRUSION is a push-through com- hardening (strengthening), and grain flow or Backward extrusion: pressive forming process with the starting directional strengthening. Compared to other n R material (billet/slug) at room temperature. Dur- forging operations cold extrusion is particularly Pb=0:4[sys+K( ln R) ](ab+bb ln R) ing the process, however, the deforming material attractive for the following reasons: dimensional R71 undergoes deformation heating (conversion of precision, superior surface finish, net-shaped where deformation work to heat) to several hundred features, lower energy consumption, higher degrees. Typically, a punch is used to apply production rates, and cleaner work environment. a af=1:15 7 cot a +4my pressure to the billet enclosed, partially or com- Drawbacks of cold extrusion are higher loads, 57:3 sin2 a pletely, in a stationary die. Aluminum and alu- lubrication cost, limited deformation, and lim- minum alloys, copper and copper alloys, carbon ited shape complexity. and steels, alloy steels, and stainless steels can be b : : R cold extruded. f ¼ 1 1 þ mð1 þ 0 5 ln Þ cot a Based on the punch and die design and the resulting material flow, cold extrusion can be Extrusion Pressure where ab =0.28; bb =2.36; s is the 0.2% yield classified into three primary processes: forward strength, psi; K is the true flow strength at unit extrusion, backward extrusion, and lateral The punch pressure in extrusion depends on strain, psi; R is the extrusion ratio; n is the strain- extrusion.
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