Sheffield Forgemasters has completed casting trials of a new hollow steel ingot to capitalise on power generation markets including civil nuclear.
The 160-tonne ingot was cast at the Brightside Lane foundry in Sheffield in November. Development of the new component should enable the company to produce highly efficient cylindrical forgings by removing many of the costly time and energy-heavy processes required to create a tubular shaped forging from a solid steel ingot. Casting the hollow ingot…
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