Necrolegion Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Hello, just found this forum on the internet. I work with closed die forgings and there is an issue we keep running into. Small titanium forgings getting stuck inside dies. Unfortunately, due to corporate, we cannot use hammers to release the forgings. We can only use pry bars, and only if forgings are stuck on bottom half of die, or manipulators. We use water-based lubricants to lubricate dies. Temperature of forgings are around 1400-1800°F (titanium) and 1900-2100°F for steels. All of our dies use 7° draft angles. What methods can be used, given some of the limitations listed, to free forgings? Appreciate the responses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Welcome aboard. Most of us are blacksmiths working iron and steel with hand tools; those of us who do use power hammers and presses are using generally open dies. We'll see if anyone has any helpful suggestions, but I'd keep looking elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 What JHCC said. I would guess you are using the wrong lube. Seems that your in house engineers or their equivalent should have an answer. Also, check with the tech service of the company that manufactures your stock for solutions. Not the retail source( they may have an answer), but the actual manufacture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 I agree with anvil, wrong lube, I would try a graphite based lube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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