Aluminium Forgings
Reducing weight
Aluminium forgings are lightweight, strong, and corrosion-resistant, making them a first-class choice for many aerospace applications.
High-performance aluminium parts allow aircraft and machines to operate more efficiently, carry more loads, and reduce operating costs. We stock aluminium forgings for the aerospace and space industry. NASA rockets and spacecraft use aluminium forgings. Forged aluminium is selected because it functions well under extreme pressure and low temperatures.
Aerospace Forgings
Smiths Advanced Metals specialises in aluminium hand-forgings and closed die forgings for the aerospace industry. You get parts that match your drawings and outperform any template parts you might alternately use.
Availability
We have aluminium hand forgings in various sizes and tempers (including F, O-annealed, O1, and T73).
View Range
Benefits of Forged Aluminium
After forging, aluminium offers mechanical properties which compare favourably with steel alloys.
Forged aluminium is non-porous and, therefore, straightforward to heat treat, which considerably improves the strength of the finished product. Using common aluminium alloys also produces forgings at a relatively low cost.
Aluminium forgings offer considerably less density than steel and provide an impressive strength-to-weight ratio, resulting in less material.
Stock Information
We stock a range of aluminium forgings, including hand-forgings and closed die forgings, which are popular in aerospace applications.
All our aluminium forgings carry a unique bar code for total traceability while under our care. Our barcode functionality forms part of our industry-leading bespoke IT platform.
We combine our stock, in-house processing services, and UKAS-accredited metallurgical support services to offer a single supply source for your engineering raw materials.
