The forging wheel ;is created from a heated aluminum bar, which in its turn, is pressed at different steps by an 8000 t. press. Thus the wheel develops its rough cylindrical shape. The channel is then stretched using the flow-forming process, a technology used to stretch the material in the same direction. As a result, the granular flow of the aluminum is aligned even at the most critical points of the wheel. This ensures much greater support of the working loads. The wheel is then exposed to heat treatment so as to improve its mechanical properties.
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