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It's an unfinished raw forging, from an open die process, made with what appears to be some type of steel. The forging process is the first step in manufacturing a high strength high endurance steel part. The blank piece of steel is heated to the point where it's malleable and then pressed into shape by powerful hydraulic forge presses & hydraulic hammers. After the forging process the part will go through various grinding and/or machining processes, heat treatment, surface coating, etc. to produce the final part. It'll be tough to identify the finished part with the forging shown being in such an early stage of manufacturing, Someone making that particular type part will likely know exactly what it will be.

Bounty: $6.00

Posted By: HelpIdentify
Listed: August 19, 2022 Ends: November 17, 2022

I'd Like to Know:

what this is called, and used for

Item History: none

Size: 5" x 4.5"

Markings: none


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1)

Primitive multi tool

References:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/authentic-north-american-indian-185937...

By: sig

Submitted on: 08/22/2022 at 08:24AM
Rejected

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It's an unfinished raw forging, from an open die process, made with what appears to be some type of steel. The forging process is the first step in manufacturing a high strength high endurance steel part. The blank piece of steel is heated to the point where it's malleable and then pressed into shape by powerful hydraulic forge presses & hydraulic hammers. After the forging process the part will go through various grinding and/or machining processes, heat treatment, surface coating, etc. to produce the final part. It'll be tough to identify the finished part with the forging shown being in such an early stage of manufacturing, Someone making that particular type part will likely know exactly what it will be.

References:

https://www.steelforging.org/how-steel-applied-in-modern-forging-process/

https://www.scotforge.com/Blog/open-die-v-closed-die-forging

https://www.reliance-foundry.com/blog/forging

By: Mike at Smiths Speed Shop

Submitted on: 08/22/2022 at 01:44PM
Accepted