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Precision Swaging and Processing for Industry

swage (swEj) n.
1. A tool used in bending or shaping cold metal.
2. A stamp or die for marking or shaping metal with a hammer.
3. A swage block.

-swage tr.v. swaged, swag ing, swag es.
To bend or shape by or as if by using a swage.

Rotary Swaging is a process for reducing the cross-sectional area or otherwise changing the shape of bars, tubes or wires by repeated radial blows with one or more pair of opposed dies.

Cold swaging done at room temperature, is effective on thin walled materials and on smaller reductions of cross section. A side benefit of this process is the cold working of the material, improving strength.

Hot swaging is done at precise elevated temperatures. Heating is usually accomplished by use of induction heating equipment that allows for close control of heat input and swaging temperature. Greater reductions on heavy walled, difficult alloys are typically done utilizing this method.

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