A TiAl alloy member for hot forging includes a substrate made of TiAl alloy, and an Al layer formed on a surface of the substrate, the Al layer containing Al as a main constituent and containing Ti.

A forging tool used to forge a workpiece in a cuboidal forging space, wherein (a): the forging space is formed when the bottom surface of the first die and the bottom surface of the second die are brought into contact with the contact surface of the third die, or (b): the forging space is formed when a first die contact surface provided in the first die and a second die contact surface provided in the second die are brought into contact with each other.

The invention relates to a method for working a metal casting strand (17) that is round in cross-section, by means of a reduction in cross-section in the final solidification region with the aid of at least three forming tools which are distributed around the circumference and act simultaneously on the casting strand (17). In order to provide advantageous working conditions, according to the invention the casting strand (17) is formed by forging tools (2, 3) constituting the forming tools in a longitudinal portion for each forming stroke, which portion corresponds to at least a fourth of the strand diameter before the reduction in cross-section, and the forging tools (2, 3) are rotated by an angle step about the axis of the casting strand (17) between the forming strokes.

The invention relates to a method for working a metal casting strand (17) that is round in cross-section, by means of a reduction in cross-section in the final solidification region with the aid of at least three forming tools which are distributed around the circumference and act simultaneously on the casting strand (17). In order to provide advantageous working conditions, according to the invention the casting strand (17) is formed by forging tools (2, 3) constituting the forming tools in a longitudinal portion for each forming stroke, which portion corresponds to at least a fourth of the strand diameter before the reduction in cross-section, and the forging tools (2, 3) are rotated by an angle step about the axis of the casting strand (17) between the forming strokes.

Provided is a method for manufacturing a hot-forged member, the method enabling efficient hot forging while preventing defects such as cracks even when a poor workability alloy is used as a material to be hot forged. A method for manufacturing a hot-forged member, comprising: a heating step of heating an unheated material for hot forging in a furnace to a hot forging temperature; a heat-resistant insulation material bonding step of bonding a heat-resistant insulation material to at least a part of a surface of a material for forging removed from the furnace to obtain a material to be hot forged; and a hot forging step of compressing a part or all of the material to be hot forged into a predetermined shape using any of a die, an anvil, and a tool.

Provided is a method for manufacturing a hot-forged member, the method enabling efficient hot forging while preventing defects such as cracks even when a poor workability alloy is used as a material to be hot forged. A method for manufacturing a hot-forged member, comprising: a heating step of heating an unheated material for hot forging in a furnace to a hot forging temperature; a heat-resistant insulation material bonding step of bonding a heat-resistant insulation material to at least a part of a surface of a material for forging removed from the furnace to obtain a material to be hot forged; and a hot forging step of compressing a part or all of the material to be hot forged into a predetermined shape using any of a die, an anvil, and a tool.

The present invention discloses a high nitrogen steel with high strength, low yield ratio and high corrosion resistance for ocean engineering, comprising the following chemical components by weight percentage: C≤0.01%, Si≤0.1%, Cr 17%-19%, Mn 14%-16%, Mo 1%-1.5%, Ti≤0.05%, N 0.45%-0.6%, P≤0.01%, S≤0.01%, O≤0.02%, and the balance of iron. The present invention also discloses a preparation method as follows: (1) raw material weighing; (2) ingot preparation, remelting and smelting; (3) solution and forging treatments; and (4) hot rolling and post-rolling treatment. A product provided by the present invention has high tensile strength, low yield ratio and high corrosion resistance. At the same time, the present invention does not need pressurized equipment in the preparation process, therefore the preparation method is simple, the cost is low, and the present invention is suitable for industrial popularization in China.

A method of processing hexahedral metal includes an X-axis edge forging step to press two X-axis edges on opposite sides to each other from a center of the hexahedral metal among edges formed in an X-axis direction, process the hexahedral metal into hexagonal prismatic metal, and restore the hexagonal prismatic metal to hexahedral metal, a Y-axis edge forging step to press two Y-axis edges on opposite sides to each other from the center of the hexahedral metal among edges formed in a Y-axis direction, process the hexahedral metal into hexagonal prismatic metal, and restore the hexagonal prismatic metal to hexahedral metal, and a Z-axis edge forging step to press two Z-axis edges on opposite sides to each other from the center of the hexahedral metal among edges formed in a Z-axis direction, process the hexahedral metal into hexagonal prismatic metal, and restore the hexagonal prismatic metal to hexahedral metal.

Provided is a cylindrical sputtering target made of a metal material, which has reduced particles. The sputtering target includes at least a target material, wherein the target material comprises one or more metal elements, the target material has a crystal grain size of 50 μm or less, and the target material has an oxygen concentration of 1000 ppm by mass or less.

A manufacturing method provides a high-quality material for ring rolling. The manufacturing method of the material for ring rolling includes a step of heating a disk-shaped material for hot forging to a hot working temperature, a step of arranging the material for hot forging onto a lower die having a convex portion with a truncated conical shape, a step of forming a thin portion by pressing a center portion of the material for hot forging by using an upper die having a convex portion with a truncated conical shape, and a step of manufacturing a material for ring rolling by removing the thin portion wherein a center of gravity on a half section of the material for ring rolling is located so as to be closer to an outer peripheral surface of the half section than a center of the half section in a thickness direction of the half section.