[TheForge] forging aluminum

[Chris Kilpatrick]

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-Chris K.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Freeman" <FREEMAB at pt.fdah.com>
To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [TheForge] forging aluminum
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 14:18:43 -0400

> 
> I have a tiny bit of experience forging aluminum.
> 
> First of all, aluminum, like most non-ferous metals, can be forged 
> cold, providing it is annealed when it begins to work-harden.  It 
> can also be forged hot, in which case a separate annealing process 
> is not necessary.
> 
> Like the copper-based metals, aluminum conducts heat a LOT better 
> than steel, so you'll need tongs to hold it when hot - even when 
> working a long piece.
> 
> When annealing, or when forging hot never get it above the 
> temperature at which a stick of wood will write on the shiny 
> alumnum exactly as if it were a black crayon.  Above this temp., it 
> will crumble.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Bruce
> NJ
> 
> >>> gladish at cnw.com 6/3/2005 11:29:19 AM >>>
> Hi, everybody.
> Has any of you got experience forging aluminum, or know of a good book
> or resource on same?
> I want to build a decorative screen for a garden, and aluminum would be
> the best choice for the location, but can't seem to find anything in my
> library about forging it. Is it done cold and annealed, or do you use a
> low heat in the forge?
> In the dark here...
> Thanks!
> Andy G.
> 
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