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Forging of a 110 Ton Ingot

April 1952

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Forging of a 110 Ton Ingot
  • Title
  • Forging of a 110 Ton Ingot
  • Date
  • April 1952
  • Identifier
  • 943.45326.GN
  • Description
  • View of a massive 110 ton ingot being forged in one of Homestead's hydraulic forging presses. In the forging process, a steel ingot was heated until it became malleable and then was shaped by a hydraulic press. After forging, the metal would often be finished at the Machine Shop. Forgings would be used for ship shafts, turbines and even particle accelerators among many other things.
  • Extent
  • 4 x 5 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Steel industry and trade
    Homestead Steel Works
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Homestead (Pa.)
  • Source
  • William J. Gaughan Collection
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • William J. Gaughan Collection
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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