Molybdenum and TZM can be forged in steam hammers and drop hammers or in hydraulic forging presses. Molybdenum and TZM have been worked lengthwise and upset on open dies, and parts have been produced in closed dies. Small parts have been forged in mechanical presses and hot upsetters. Molybdenum rings have been forged on ring-rollers; molybdenum and TZM have also been forward extruded and back extruded to produce tubes and shapes. 

Hammers are usually preferred for forging molybdenum, primarily because the time of contact between the die block and the metal is short. The rate of heat loss from the workpiece to the dies is limited, extending the period of time that is available for the operation. The most efficient forging practice for molybdenum and TZM requires high-capacity hammers so that the complete operation can be accomplished with the fewest possible reheatings. The best hammers for forging molybdenum would be considered oversize for the same operation on steels. High-energy-rate machines and rotary forging machines have been used successfully for many forging operations.

A measure of forgeability is the minimum section size that can be produced by hot working. The thinnest sections of molybdenum have been produced by rapid hammer forging and high-energy-rate machines.

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