Steel Billets for Forging
Forging shops buy billets and blooms as ready sections, cut to length and heated for forging. Continuous cast billets give a uniform structure and a good yield, so they are the usual choice for small and medium forgings.
Forging quality steel billets are our core product, and we are a forging billet manufacturer India's forging shops can rely on. We supply steel billets for forging in two main families: alloy steel billets for forging (EN19, 4140, 4340, 8620) and carbon steel billets for forging (EN8, C45). The same sections also work as steel billets for upsetting and as steel billets for engineering components.
Typical components
- Shafts and spindles
- Gear blanks
- Flanges and rings
- Hubs and couplings
- Die blocks
Recommended steel grades
EN8
General-purpose medium carbon steel with a good balance of strength and machinability. It responds to quenching and tempering in small and medium sections.
EN19
A widely used chrome-moly steel with good hardenability, toughness and fatigue strength in the quenched and tempered condition.
EN24
A high strength, deep hardening steel with very good toughness, used where heavy sections must harden right through.
SAE 4140
The American-designation counterpart of EN19 and 42CrMo4. Strong, tough and easy to heat treat.
SAE 4340
A tough, high strength steel with excellent hardenability. Often chosen for heavy-duty, shock-loaded parts.
Choosing the billet
State the forged piece weight, the section you want to start from, and the reduction your press or hammer can give. Billets are suitable for sawing or shearing in the cold condition.
Check the billet size chart for sections and weight per metre, and use the weight calculator for any length.