Abstract: A method of molding a solid article such as a syringe with zero draft or very low draft is disclosed. The method includes heating a low draft mold to expand it, then injection molding the part, followed by cooling at least part of the low draft mold element to thermally contract at least a portion of the low draft element away from the solid low draft formed surface sufficiently to release the low draft element from the low draft formed surface. Syringes and other articles formed by this method are also disclosed having and interior draft angle of 0 to 0.5 degrees, optionally at least substantially zero degrees. The syringe plunger can be selectively coated with lubricity coatings and other functional coatings to improve performance of the syringe.

Abstract: An extrusion apparatus and process are disclosed that produce high-performance extrusion structures. The extrusion apparatus includes a shear tool that applies a rotational shear force and an axial extrusion force to the face of a billet material that plasticizes the billet material. Plasticized material is extruded through an extrusion die along the length of the inner bore of the shear tool which yields hollow and solid extrusion structures. The process refines the microstructures of the extrusion structures and extrusion materials.

Abstract: An extrusion die device includes a die holder including a supporting hole and a die assembly accommodated in the supporting hole, wherein the die assembly includes a male die including a core member having a projected portion, a core case holding the core member, a female die including a body which includes an engagement groove engaging the core case of the male die, and which engages the supporting hole, and a nesting member formed in an annular shape and accommodated in the body at a portion close to a raw material supply part, and a cap member formed in a plate shape, disposed at a position closer to the raw material supply part than from the male die, covering a portion of the core member, and connected to the core case, and wherein a space between the nesting member and the core member is defined as a molding hole allowing the extrusion raw material to pass therethrough.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing forks for lift trucks comprises the steps of: providing a straight metal bar designed to make the fork, heating the bar at a segment thereof where the fork knee is to be formed, bending the bar at the heated segment in order to form the knee by carrying out bending in a closed-die press provided with containment walls that, when bending has been completed, enclose the knee so as to define the surface contours of the latter.

Abstract: An extrusion die device includes a first die having a shaping hole. An inner periphery of the shaping hole has a plurality of twisted guiding portions. A second die includes a plurality of guiding holes. A bridge is formed between two adjacent guiding holes. A plurality of tongues extends from a surface of each bridge and each includes an input end face contiguous to the bridge and an output end face whose projection on the surface of the bridge has an angular shift relative to the input end face. A side of the second die is coupled to an input side of the first die. The tongues are received in the shaping hole. Material is squeezed through a passage between each tongue and the inner periphery of the shaping hole and rotates according to the twisting direction of the tongues, forming a hollow object with an integrally formed helical rib.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for extruding a micro-channel tube (402) from a non-aluminum metal or alloy such as copper. The micro-channel tube is formed by simultaneously extruding two rectangular shaped billets (404; 406) to form a top portion of the micro-channel tube and a bottom portion of the micro-channel tube in parallel. The top and bottom portions are then joined during the extrusion process (e.g., within a die assembly) to form the micro-channel tube (402).

Abstract: A die 10 has a die case 20 arranged with a pressure receiving surface 22 of a pressure receiving portion 21 facing rearward so as to oppose to an extrusion direction, a male die 30 and a female die 40 mounted in the die case 20. The pressure receiving portion 22 is formed into a rearwardly protruded convex shape. A plurality of metal material introducing portholes 24 are formed in an external periphery of the pressure receiving portion 21. It is configured such that the metal material pressed against the pressure receiving surface 22 is introduced into the die case 20 via the portholes 24 and passes through the extrusion hole 11. B/A is adjusted to 1.8 to 6.0 and D/B is adjusted to 0.15 to 0.4, where “A” is a product circumscribed circle diameter, “B” is a pressure receiving surface external diameter, “C” is a between-hole-wall inlet side minimum thickness size, “n” is the number of the between-hole-walls, and “D” is a between-hole-wall inlet side total thickness size obtained by “C”דn.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a manifold for a vehicle transmission. The manifold defines a plurality of laterally extending channels suitable for simultaneously transferring oil at separate flow rates and pressure signals and may be subdivided to provide a plurality of like defined manifolds. The manifold, formed through an extrusion process, is fittable within or around a transmission shaft.

Abstract: Extrusion mandrel assembly for continuous extrusion apparatus has a lobed, mushroom shaped, dolly formed with a central spacing stem located in the chamber adjacent a pair of discharge ports connecting respective exit apertures into an internal cavity in the chamber and a pair of shaped lobes having rear faces extending from central spacing stem, outer edge portions and front faces merging into a collar around a neck co-acting with an annular shoulder on extrusion die body to form an annular extrusion gap, with each lobe profiled so frictional surface drag on extruding material is uniform around lobed dolly. Individual paths between discharge ports and annular extrusion gap are equal in length as measured on respective surfaces of the rear faces, edge portions and front faces of profiled lobes. An extruded aluminium cylindrical tube up to 150 mm diameter and wall thickness of 1 mm to 4 mm may be formed avoiding discontinuities.

Abstract: In some preferred embodiments, an extrusion die 10 for a metallic material includes a die case 20 having a pressure receiving portion 21 with a metallic material pressure receiving surface 22 faced rearward against an extrusion direction, a male die 30 disposed in the die case 20, and a female die 40 disposed in the die case 20. The pressure receiving portion 21 is formed into a convex configuration protruded rearward, and a porthole 24 for introducing the metallic material is provided in an outer periphery of the pressure receiving portion 21. A ratio of a flat state opening area Sb of a porthole inlet portion 24e to a flat state area Sa of the pressure receiving portion 21 is set to 0.15 to 0.80. The extrusion die is configured such that the metallic material pressurized against the metallic material pressure receiving surface 22 is introduced into the die case 20 via the porthole 24 and passes through the extrusion hole 11.

Abstract: A tubular metal body 1 comprises a tube 2 extruded through a porthole die and composed of a plurality of components 2b joined to one another with a plurality of joint portions 2a extending over the entire length of the tube. The base material metal of the extruded tube 2 in each of the joint portions 2a is subjected to a modifying treatment to produce finely divided crystal grains. The modifying treatment for the extruded tube 2 is conducted preferably by frictionally agitating each joint portion using a probe 8 of a friction agitation joining tool 6. The tubular metal body 1 is available with an increased length in a larger size and has high pressure resistance.

Abstract: It is an object to realize and establish new extrusion technology for manufacturing a light-metal hollow member (product) having excellent mechanical properties with constant stability and also efficiently manufacturing the product having a strength satisfying a required level at low cost, by using a hollow die such as a bridge die. The object is achieved by dividing and joining/welding a light-metal material with a hollow extrusion die and then extruding the light-metal material to form in a desired cross-sectional shape through a die opening, wherein the strain level applied to the light-metal material after the joining/welding is maintained at 1.8 or more and the extrusion is performed.

Abstract: An extrusion die for manufacturing a tube with a plurality of small hollow portions arranged in a width direction of the tube, includes a female die for defining an outer periphery of the tube and a mandrel combined with the female die. The mandrel includes a body portion and a comb-shaped portion protruded from the body portion, the combe-shaped portion including a plurality of columnar portions desposed in a width direction of the comb-shaped portion at certain intervals. An outer periphery of a tip end portion of each of the plurality of columnar portion constitutes a bearing portion for defining an inner periphery of each of the plurality of small hollow portions of the tube. Each of the plurality of columnar portions has outside surfaces opposed in a thickness direction of the comb-shaped portion, and at least one of the outside surfaces has an inwardly dented portion behind the bearing portion, the inwardly dented portion constituting an extrusion material filling space.

Abstract: An extrusion die for manufacturing a tube with a plurality of small hollow portions arranged in a width direction of the tube, includes a female die for defining an outer periphery of the tube and a mandrel combined with the female die. The mandrel includes a body portion and a comb-shaped portion protruded from the body portion, the combe-shaped portion including a plurality of columnar portions desposed in a width direction of the comb-shaped portion at certain intervals. An outer periphery of a tip end portion of each of the plurality of columnar portion constitutes a bearing portion for defining an inner periphery of each of the plurality of small hollow portions of the tube. Each of the plurality of columnar portions has outside surfaces opposed in a thickness direction of the comb-shaped portion, and at least one of the outside surfaces has an inwardly dented portion behind the bearing portion, the inwardly dented portion constituting an extrusion material filling space.

Abstract: An extrusion tool (10) according to the present invention includes a die main body (20) having a bearing hole (21) or defining an external configuration of the shaped article (1), the bearing hole (21) including a substrate forming portion (22) corresponding to the substrate (2) and fin forming portions (23) corresponding to the fins (3), and a plate member (30) to be disposed at an upstream side of the die main body (20). The plate member (30) is provided with a material passage (31) penetrating in the fore-and-aft direction and communicates with an upstream side opening of the bearing hole (21) of the die main body (20).

Abstract: An extrusion die for a hollow member includes: a male die for defining a plurality of hollow portions of the hollow member, the male die including an annular base portion and a bridge portion bridging the annular base portion; a female die for defining an outer peripheral portion of the hollow member, the female die being fitted in the annular base portion; and a mandrel having a plurality of forming protrusions, the mandrel being inserted and held in a mandrel holding slit formed in a center of the bridge portion in a fore-and-aft direction. The mandrel includes a mandrel main portion divided into a plurality of divided members and a plurality of rigid pins each arranged in a fore-and-aft direction of the mandrel main portion, and wherein the rigid pins are pinched by and between the divided members of the mandrel main portion with tip portions of the rigid pins protruding from an front end of the mandrel main portion, whereby the tip portions constitute the forming protrusions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an easy and cost effective process for extruding a tube having different intermediate sections in its longitudinal direction, and a die for forming a tube through this extrusion molding process. Tubes so formed may be used for a vehicle for example, particularly for the body frame of a motorcycle. The die for this extrusion molding process includes a fixed die and a movable variable die. The tube is formed by material extruded from an outflow passage which is formed by the superposition in the direction of extrusion of a fixed die hole and a variable die hole. The outflow passage has an opening for a tube wall for forming the wall of the tube, and openings for two intermediate walls for forming connecting walls in the inside space of the tube. The tube formed by this process is composed of a part having the connecting wall and a part having no connecting wall.

Abstract: There is disclosed an aluminum or aluminum alloy extruding die, which comprises Co-group alloy, Ni-group alloy, Cr-group alloy or like high temperature wear-resistant alloy coating applied by thermal spraying on a required die surface portion having been formed in the shape of a rough surface having surface roughness Rz of 5 &mgr;m or more. Preferably, after application of the alloy coating, the die is held at a temperature in the range from 500 to 800° C. for a predetermined period of time or the alloy coating surface is so roughened as to have surface roughness Rz of 10 &mgr;m or less.

Abstract: An extrusion die set includes a charging die and forming die that permit the extrusion of seamless hollow products from a solid billet of aluminum or aluminum alloy on a single cylinder horizontal extrusion press. The charging die imparts a rotational component to the portions of a divided extrusion charge. The portions are combined in a zone of high pressure and further blended in a mixing space having a continuously variable configuration in the extrusion direction. The portions of the extrusion charge are so thoroughly blended that the hollow products have an uninterrupted molecular and crystalline configuration.

Abstract: A solid wire of precious metal, such as gold, is drawn through a die which has a groove forming element disposed in a drawing channel located between the inlet and outlet of the die. The hollow wire exiting the die has an eccentric longitudinal open groove extending axially along the wire and embraced by a pair of tapered arms or cusps. The solid portion of the hollow wire is provided with a thick wall portion that is particularly adapted for forming diamond cut facets.

Abstract: An extrusion die set includes a charging die and forming die that permit the extrusion of seamless hollow products from a solid billet of aluminum or aluminum alloy on a single cylinder horizontal extrusion press. The charging die imparts a rotational component to the portions of a divided extrusion charge. The portions are combined in a zone of high pressure and further blended in a mixing space having a continuously variable configuration in the extrusion direction. The portions of the extrusion charge are so thoroughly blended that the hollow products have an uninterrupted molecular and crystalline configuration.

Abstract: An extrusion die is provided to improve wear resistance and to suppress damage to the shaping section of the core die. The core die consists of a plurality of individually prepared protruding rod members 5 that includes a protrusion section 3a and a base section 3b that extends in the upstream direction with respect to the metal flow. The protruding rod members 5 are arranged in parallel in locating grooves 12 fabricated on the male die assembly 2. Each protruding rod member 5 has a base section 3b and a transverse locking notch 7 so that a stopper 8 locks all the protruding rod members 5 to prevent them from shifting in the axial direction of the protruding rod member.

Abstract: A process for extruding a section or the like from a billet, in which a billet is introduced into the bore of a container and, by an extrusion stem, is fed in the direction of extrusion into a shape-forming cross-sectional opening in a die. The billet material is pressed into a central inlet in the die and the resultant ductile mass fed outwards at an angle to the direction of extrusion through a plurality of channels to the shape-forming cross-section. The main load is applied by the extrusion force acting outside the central inlet and the shape-forming region and is preferably diverted outside the shape-forming region to the supporting die parts.

Abstract: A production method and its corresponding mold for manufacturing aluminum alloy heat sinks with extra high profile ratios. The mold comprises a feed section and a form section. The form section is made from a high strength mold steel and contains a plurality of fin forms. The form section includes one or more crossbeams supporting the fin forms. The feed section is generally coaxial with the form section. The mold allows the extrusion of aluminum alloy heat sinks with extra high profile ratios which are difficult to produce by other methods.

Abstract: An extrusion die (11) comprises a die cavity (12) having a shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the required extrusion, and a preform chamber (19) in communication with the die cavity (12), the preform chamber (19) being of generally similar shape to the die cavity (12) but of greater cross-sectional area, so that regions of the preform chamber (19) communicate with corresponding regions respectively of the die cavity (12). Each region of the preform chamber (19) has a bearing length (20) which is so determined in relation to its dimensions and position that, in use, extrusion material passing through each region of the preform chamber (19) is constrained to move at a velocity such that the material passes through all regions of the die cavity (12) at a substantially uniform velocity.

Abstract: An extrusion process is described where a reinforcing element is fed into an extrusion matrix while the reinforcing element is under sufficient tension to elastically elongate the reinforcing element. When the extruded matrix is hardened (e.g., by cooling after extrusion), the reinforcing element remains inserted within the body of the extruded article in a pre-stressed form. A reinforced extruded article according to the present invention includes the extruded material and at least one embedded element under elongated tension. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the embedded element has a higher tensile than that of the extruded material. The reinforcing member is able to elastically stretch or lengthen under a load. A preferred embodiment of the invention uses wire rope (twined, braided, cabled, woven, non-woven, or mixtures thereof) with different, varying or larger angles (as with larger helix angles) to give the extruded material a larger surface area with which to grip the extrusion.

Abstract: An extrusion die (10) includes a die body (30) having an upstream face (32) and a downstream face (34) with an extrusion profile (22) passing through the body (30) from the upstream face (32) to the downstream face (34). The walls of the extrusion profile (22) being the bearing (46) of the die (10). A pocket (40) having tapered sidewalls (70) is formed in the upstream face (32) of the die (10) and surrounds the extrusion profile (22). The configuration of the pocket (40) improves the material flow through the die (10). The configuration of the pocket (40) depends on the configuration of the extrusion profile (22). The width of the pocket (40) is small at the fast areas of the extrusion profile (22) while being large at the slow areas of the extrusion profile (22). The pocket (40) alters the entry angle of material as it enters the die (10) thus reducing friction in the die (10) and allowing increased extrusion speeds.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an airfoil is provided which includes the steps of: a) providing a billet of discontinuously reinforced aluminum having at least 10 volume percent of silicon carbide as a reinforcing element, and no more than 30 volume percent of silicon carbide as the reinforcing element; 2) extruding the billet into an airfoil shaped geometry from a die, wherein the geometry includes a first wall, a second wall disposed opposite the first wall, a leading edge, a trailing edge disposed opposite the leading edge, and a first cavity disposed between the first and second walls, and the leading and trailing edges.

Abstract: An extrusion die for use in producing aluminum alloy articles of extruded shapes or tube having a void with defined internal dimension, said die comprising:i) a die plate with at least one die cavity defined by a first die bearing surface which defines an external shape for such extruded article;ii) an extruding mandrel secured in said die cavity and having a second die bearing surface which defines an internal shape for such extruded void;iii) a truing mandrel positioned beyond said mandrel second die bearing surface for correcting internal shape of such void and providing such defined internal dimension, said truing mandrel having a forming surface defining an external dimension relative to an external dimension of said extruding mandrel for correcting of internal shape where said truing mandrel external dimension is at least equal to a lower limit for finish tolerance on such internal dimension, said truing mandrel forming surface being spaced from said extruding mandrel bearing surface by a reduced portio

Abstract: A male die (2) is composed of an annular base (7), a bridge (8) and a forming lug (9), and a female die (3) tightly fits in the annular base (7) of the corresponding male die (2). A distance between a forming slit (28) and a location where the male die (2) engages with the female die (3) is decreased such that the misalignment of the forming lug (9) with a forming hole (26) is prevented from occurring during an extrusion process. The male die in combination of the female die enables the production of hollow articles of a high dimensional precision free of any unevenness in wall thickness.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a die assembly of a compact structure adapted for simultaneously extruding two or more hollow metallic articles of a high precision in size and shape. A male die 2 has two apertures 15 in a bridge 13 of a core holder 6 and two cores 5 respectively inserted in the aperture 15, and a female die 3 has two bearing edges 21 to contour an outer periphery of a hollow article `E`. When the male die 2 combines with the female die 3, a plurality of forming slots 22 are independently formed in one die assembly.

Abstract: A hollow extruding die for extruding a hollow section of a zinc-containing aluminum alloy is provided. The die is protected from cracks and has an extended life, without requiring any substantial structural changes to the die. In the die mandrel of the die a mandrel is connected by bridges with an outer cylindrical member. The bridges have a tapered projection facing toward the mandrel. A 3 mm thick coating composed of a nickel alloy is bonded on the surface of the projection by padding the welding material. Instead of coating the bridges, a covering can be attached to the surface of the bridges. To receive the covering, an engaging groove extends from the root of the mandrel and along the surface of the bridges to the outer cylindrical member of the die mandrel. The covering is composed of the same steel material as that of the die or of the nickel alloy. The covering has a through hole for receiving the mandrel formed on the base.

Abstract: A hollow die (5) for extruding elongate hollow articles has a thick cylindrical body (15), whose cavity (23) extends in the axial direction of the die. This cavity receives and holds a core (7), a female member (21) and other necessary parts in alignment with each other in the axial direction. The hollow die is thus of such a high rigidity that higher extrusion rates will not cause any intolerable distortion or the like deformation in the die, thereby enhancing the productivity and the dimensional precision of the extrudates. The hollow die is particularly adapted for use with the continuous extrusion forming apparatuses.

Abstract: A die (1) has a thin rod-shaped mandrel (2) tightly surrounded by the segments (11) of a gripper (3), the mandrel (2) being placed in the axial bore (5) of a mandrel holder (4). The inner peripheral surface of the axial bore (5) is shrinkage-fitted or otherwise fixedly fitted on outer peripheral surfaces of the gripping segments (11), thereby urging them to keep the thin rod-shaped mandrel (2) in place in the holder (4). The mandrel can have an extremely fine orifice forming end (9) of a diameter of 3 mm or less, such an fine can be prepared easily and precisely, and maintenance of the die can be done inexpensively when the orifice forming end will have been worn out or damaged.

Abstract: A die assembly has at least one core (7), a male die supporter (8) and at least one female member (5). The male die supporter is composed of an annular base (15), a core holder (16) and bridges (17) formed integral with the annular base and the core holder. Each core (7) is shrinkage-fitted in and integral with a cylindrical recess (21) formed in the core holder. The die assembly further has a die retaining mechanism such that the pressure of the material being extruded causes a latchable member to engage with a latching member. Each female member (5) is shrinkage-fitted in and integral with the annular base (15), so that the die assembly can produce hollow articles free from any unevenness in wall thickness, the abraded portion of this assembly can be renewed inexpensively, and the core is surely protected from slipping off.

Abstract: A core body (60) is disposed in a feed passage (40) in rear of an extrusion die (5), with the passage being provided to transport an extrusile material. One or more annular passageways (63) are formed between the outer periphery of the core body and the inner periphery of the feed passage, so that helical edges (50a, 55a) protrude into the annular passageways. As the helical edges (50a, 55a) are driven to rotate, a strong thrust is applied to the extrusile material (M) within the feed passage (40) towards the extrusion die (5), so that the extrusion pressure is raised to improve the extrudability of various raw materials.

Abstract: A female die 3 is composed of a plate-shaped bearing tip 31, a backup block 32 and a cylindrical holder 33 for receiving and setting in place the tip together with the block, in which the bearing tip 31 made of a hard metal and the backup block 32 also made of the hard metal are such that they can be manufactured simply and easily, and in which only the bearing tip 31 need be replaced with a new one if and when the bearing portion of the die has been abraded.

Abstract: The combination die assembly comprises male die which is composed of a core 12 formed with at least one opening 16 piecing the body portion of the core, a stopping pin 13 having its side ends 13a protruding from the opening, and a mold 14 for holding the core 12. The mold 14 is formed with a core-holding aperture 21 having inside shoulders which bear the side ends 13a of the pin 13, so that the core 12 is easily manufactured, any undesirable stress concentration onto the member for support of the core is avoided, and the reliability in mechanical strength of the core is improved.

Abstract: An aluminum extruding die comprising a mother die unit having a plurality of tooth-form holes at the middle respectively connected with one another forming into an extruding outlet, and a daughter die unit having a plurality of raised blocks respectively fastened in the tooth-form holes with gaps respectively maintained therebetween for the extrusion therethrough of aluminum material form a hollow, panel-like aluminum workpiece having a plurality of elongated, hollow ribs and a plurality of connecting strips alternatively connected therebetween is disclosed. The hollow, panel-like aluminum workpiece is further stretched into an aluminum mesh having a plurality of hollow ribs with a plurality of open spaces defined therein.

Abstract: Apparatus for the continuous extrusion of metals in which feed is introduced into two (or more) speed apart circumferential grooves in a rotating wheel (or rotating wheels) to contact an arcuate shoe portion and abutments extending into the grooves. The feed is constrained by the abutments to flow through frusto-conical exit apertures of cone angles in the range of 5.degree.-45.degree. in the shoe portion to a chamber which may also be of the divergent frusto-conical form, and is extruded as relatively thin-walled, large-cross-section products. Mixer plates are profiled to distribute flow evenly from the apertures to around the die opening. An extrusion die body for cylindrical extrusions is located and axially centered by set screws. Where an even number of grooves are utilized, an extrusion mandrel may be secured to the shoe portion by a bolt positioned centrally of the grooves and having a passage for injection of lubricant or oxidation inhibiting fluids.

Abstract: A carbide mandrel for an extrusion die apparatus having a holder portion, a mandrel portion and a tapered intermediate portion joining the mandrel portion with the holder portion. The holder portion has a pair of recessed longitudinal guideway provided in its opposite sides. The holder portion is received in a longitudinal mandrel slot of a retainer collar mountable to an extrusion die apparatus. A pair of opposing longitudinal ribs protruding from the facing sides of the mandrel slot permit the holder portion of the carbide mandrel to be slidably inserted into the mandrel slot of the retainer collar. The mandrel portion has a linear array of micro mandrel elements receivable in a rectangular die aperture. The carbide mandrel is made from sintered carbide material which has a softening temperature significantly higher than the temperatures experienced during the extrusion process and sufficient hardness to be practically wear resistant.

Abstract: A die assembly for use in a continuous extrusion apparatus is made up of two cooperating members. The first member has tapered apertures therethrough disposed symmetrically about a mandrel portion. The mandrel portion cooperates with a throat portion in the second member to define an extrusion gap. A ceramic insert can be located in the second member to reduce wear during the extrusion of materials such as copper.

Abstract: An extruding die for metallic materials comprising a male die and a female die is provided with a billet-receiving face of the male die shaped into convex form. It is possible to reduce breakage frequency of the extruding die by reducing the tensile stress applied on the male die at the time of the extrusion.

Abstract: A process for preparing a hollow aluminum extrudate for use in a vacuum characterized in that dry air or pure oxygen is supplied to the hollow portion of the shaped material being extruded. During the extrusion, the inner surface of the extrudate defining the hollow portion is held out of contact with the atmospheric air containing water to form a compact oxide coating on the inner surface without permitting formation of any hydrated oxide coating.

Abstract: An extrusion tool for making a drill bit blank provided with an internal rinsing bore extending helically in a longitudinal direction of the drill bit blank, includes a nozzle having an inner wall defining a throughgoing axial bore through which a malleable material is passed in a direction of extrusion parallel to the tool axis. The axial bore forms an inlet portion and a mold chamber adjoining the inlet portion downstream thereof as viewed in the direction of extrusion. There is further provided a mandrel situated in the inlet portion; a resiliently deformable wire supported by the mandrel and projecting into the mold chamber; and a helical device provided on the inner wall in the mold chamber for twisting the malleable material as it passes through the mold chamber. There is further provided a clamping device having a tightened state for immobilizing the nozzle and the mandrel with respect to one another during extrusion operation.

Abstract: An extruded drill blank which has uniform pitch of grooves or lands on the circumference thereof and flushing bores of uniform diameter. A tool and process for producing the extruded drill blank comprises heating a hard metal or ceramic material to the extrusion temperature thereof, pressing the heated metal or ceramic material through the space defined by a mandrel and a nozzle and twisting the blank helically during the extrusion, whereby the billet is guided in the direction of the extrusion by at least one land or groove extending helically and provided on the inside surface of the nozzle, and contemporaneously forming bores on the blank with at least one elastic center pin secured onto the mandrel and spaced apart by a spacing corresponding to the flushing bore; the mandrel terminating prior to the nozzle, and the center pin protruding into the nozzle interior and having a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the flushing bores.

Abstract: A process and device for manufacturing a section, in particular a hollow section, especially from light metal billets. To this end a plurality of billets is simultaneously forced through the shape-giving cross-section of a die and united to form the matrix metal for the section. For this purpose at least two bores in the container are aligned with the shape-giving cross-section of the die.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuously extruding metals by moving a channel wall in a wheel to frictionally urge the metal to an extrusion opening and then to a shaping die. An extrusion passage with substantially parallel walls having a length at least equal to the transverse dimensions of the passage is provided between the extrusion opening in the channel and a wider space. The extrusion passage merges without sudden change of the transverse dimensions gradually into the wider space having a central flow axis for the metal substantially in line with the central flow axis of the passage.

Abstract: A process for producing a hollow aluminum extrudate for use in a vacuum comprising the steps of hermetically closing the forward open end of a hollow shaped material immediately after extrusion, subsequently extruding a predetermined length of shaped material, cutting off the predetermined length of extruded material and hermetically closing the cut end thereof at the same time, and cutting off the closed ends. During extrusion, the inner surface of the hollow portion of the shaped material is substantially held out of contact with the atmosphere to inhibit a hydrous oxide on the inner surface while permitting formation of a compact oxide film thereon.

Abstract: An extrusion die (10) includes a die body (30) having an upstream face (32) and a downstream face (34) with an extrusion profile (22) passing through the body (30) from the upstream face (32) to the downstream face (34). The walls of the extrusion profile (22) being the bearing (46) of the die (10). A pocket (40) having tapered sidewalls (70) is formed in the upstream face (32) of the die (10) and surrounds the extrusion profile (22). The configuration of the pocket (40) improves the material flow through the die (10). The configuration of the pocket (40) depends on the configuration of the extrusion profile (22). The width of the pocket (40) is small at the fast areas of the extrusion profile (22) while being large at the slow areas of the extrusion profile (22). The pocket (40) alters the entry angle of material as it enters the die (10) thus reducing friction in the die (10) and allowing increased extrusion speeds.