Material is one of the main factors when designing a drop forging product. There are a lot of considerations for deciding material for a drop forging part. We should know the properties of all kinds of drop forging materials.

In general, drop forging materials are classified into steel, aluminum, copper. As our company is mainly focused on steel forgings. So we will study steel material in detail. Steel is an iron-based alloy with small additions of carbon and other elements that impart improvements in various properties. Steel is the most widely used materials of metals. It is the 
metal material that has the highest strength per unit cost. There are a wide range of steel compositions as well as a wide range of microstructures that can be produced. These ranges allow a large choice of properties to be achieved within the steel-alloy family. At low temperatures,the microstructure of steel is often in the ferrite plus iron-carbide phase field, whereas at high temperatures, the microstructure of steel is in the austenite phase field. The different phases indicate differences in crystal structure. Moreover, they indicate differences in properties. Drop forging is conducted in the austenite phase field.

With the fast development of drop forging technology in China. More and more American and European companies turn to China to purchase and customize drop forgings. This make Chinese exporting trade is increasing rapidly. Now we would like to discuss what caused this trend?

Attractive price
People will always consider the price first to see whether it is within their budget. Low price will be attractive as it will save much costs. Here in China, due to the low labour cost and raw material price, there is no doubt that the price will be competitive.