Provided are: a closed-die forging method capable of preventing a temperature decrease in a to-be-forged member during forging, easy temperature monitoring during forging, and filling the cavity end portions of a die with the to-be-forged member; and a method of manufacturing a forged article using the closed-die forging method. The closed-die forging method includes covering a surface of the to-be-forged member (preferably a super-alloy) that contacts the lower die with a metal heat-insulation member (preferably stainless steel) prior to forging, except for at least a part of the surface that contacts an upper die during forging, placing the heated to-be-forged member on a lower die, and hammer-forging the to-be-forged member integrally with the metal heat-insulation member. A forged article is prepared by heat-treating the forged article obtained by the closed-die forging method (preferably in a disk shape) at temperatures not lower than the recrystallization temperature of the forged article.

The invention relates to a method for producing a part made of a nickel-based alloy with a Y/Y microstructure in which at least one hot-forging step is performed, which method is characterised in that the temperature at which the part is heated in the forging step is maintained within a temperature range lower than the abnormal grain growth temperature range of the alloy, the hot-forging temperature being maintained at a temperature lower than the temperature of the part, the hot-forging temperature being such that the difference compared with the temperature at which the part is heated is less than 250 C. and preferably less than 150 C.

The invention relates to a method for producing a part made of a nickel-based alloy with a Y/Y microstructure in which at least one hot-forging step is performed, which method is characterised in that the temperature at which the part is heated in the forging step is maintained within a temperature range lower than the abnormal grain growth temperature range of the alloy, the hot-forging temperature being maintained at a temperature lower than the temperature of the part, the hot-forging temperature being such that the difference compared with the temperature at which the part is heated is less than 250 C. and preferably less than 150 C.