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Wrought steel

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A descriptive term for any particle of steel that has been produced by hot mechanical working.
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Web

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A relatively flat, thin portion of a forging, generally parallel to the forging plane—that connects ribs and bosses. See also Rib.
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Ways

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The fitted V-shaped grooves in the ram and columns of a hammer or press that guide the descent and ascent of the ram.
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Warpage

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Term generally applied to distortion that results during quenching from heat-treating temperatures; hand straightening, press straightening, or cold restriking is employed, depending on the configuration of the part and the…
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Warm forging

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Deformation at elevated temperatures below the recrystallization temperature. The flow stress and rate of strain hardening are reduced with increasing temperature; thus, lower forces are required than in cold working.…
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Vent mark

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A small protrusion resulting from the entrance of metal into die vent holes.
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Vent

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A small hole in a punch or die for admitting air to avoid suction holding or for relieving pockets of trapped air that would prevent die closure or action.
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Upsetter (Forging machine)

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A horizontal forging machine where the workpiece is gripped between two grooved dies and deformed by a punch that exerts force on the end of the stock.
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Upset forging

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(1) A forging made by upsetting an appropriate length of bar, billet or bloom. (2) Working metal to increase the cross-sectional area of a portion or all of the stock.…
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UNS

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The Unified Numbering System. A system that provides a means of correlating many nationally used numbering systems currently administered by societies, trade associations, and individual users and producers of metals…
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