Application of Al alloys, in the form of cast billet, as stock material for the die forging in automotive industry

Recent trends in the application of aluminium alloy stock fabricated by different methods in the process of die forging were presented. Recent trends in the research on application of shaped ingots in die forging have been described as well. The results of the studies on fabrication of die forgings of rocker from billets cast in the horizontal continuous process and compared with the results obtained on extruded rods from the EN AW-6082 alloy were quoted. The fabricated pilot forgings of rocker with cast and extruded material were next examined for their structure and mechanical properties.