Aluminum hot forging: Mecolpress presses

Aluminum is a material that is often used for the hot forging of parts used in the automotive and electric sector. Mecolpress proposes specially-made presses for the production of high-quality parts.

One of the materials, often used by the forgers, is aluminum and Mecolpress proposes different presses suitable for this type of production.

Aluminum is different from the other metals because of its lightness and for its good electrical characteristics. For this reason, it can replace, according to the application, steel that is heavier, and copper that is more expensive.

Forgers often use aluminum to produce parts for the automotive sector or for cycle and motorcycle: some examples are pedals and shafts, but also valves in the fuel supply columns.

Also in the fluid regulation sector, aluminum can be adopted in various sectors of application and regulators for gas pressure are produced. Other pieces are produced through aluminum hot forging and are destined to the electric sector.

Other products, realized with aluminum, are, for example, bows for arrows shooting.

The presses for aluminum hot forging work at a temperature of about 420°C-480°C, while the die temperature is around 300°C.

L’alluminio ha una velocità di scorrimento più bassa rispetto all’ottone e bisogna prestare particolare attenzione alla temperatura utilizzata per lo stampaggio.

Aluminum has a lower flow speed than brass one and it is important to pay particular attention to the temperature used for forging. Mecolpress sales department offers to its customers a consultation service for suggesting the most suitable press to the production of aluminum pieces.

Our production range consists, indeed, of different mechanical and hydraulic presses and according to the used alloy and to the type of part to realize we can propose the machinery that satisfy the customer’ s needs.

Moreover, at our factory it is possible to realize a forging test for being able to verify the quality of the hot forged parts produced by our presses.

For further information please contact directly our sales managers.