Quality Aluminum Forge Services in Orange, CA

Aluminum forging is a manufacturing process in which aluminum alloy is shaped under high compressive force using dies and presses. Unlike casting, forging produces parts with a refined, continuous grain structure aligned to the component's geometry. This results in significantly higher strength, fatigue resistance, and toughness — making forged aluminum ideal for aerospace, defense, and structural applications where failure is not an option.

Yes, aluminum is an excellent forging material. It has a relatively low forging temperature compared to steel, making it energy-efficient to process. Aluminum forgings offer an outstanding strength-to-weight ratio, excellent corrosion resistance, and good machinability. These properties make aluminum forgings widely used in aerospace airframes, defense components, automotive parts, and industrial equipment where lightweight structural performance is critical.

MTS Forge works with a broad range of aluminum alloys suitable for closed die, upset, contour, and custom forging processes. Our metallurgical team can advise on the optimal alloy selection — whether 2024, 6061, 7075, or other series — based on your application's mechanical, thermal, and corrosion requirements. Contact us with your specifications for a detailed material consultation.

MTS Forge serves aerospace, defense, power generation, machine manufacturing, medical, commercial nuclear, construction, and gas and petroleum industries. Orange County and the broader Southern California region host major aerospace OEMs and defense contractors, and our aluminum forging capabilities are well-suited to support their precision component supply chains with certified, traceable parts.

MTS Forge maintains a comprehensive Quality Assurance Program that includes Mil I 45208, NCA 3800, and Mil Q9858 certifications. These programs ensure full traceability, dimensional accuracy, and material compliance from raw billet through finished forging. For commercial nuclear and defense customers, our QA documentation provides the audit trail required for regulated procurement environments.

For upset forgings, rings, and cylinders, MTS Forge can produce components up to 26 inches in forging diameter and up to 1,500 pounds per piece. For flanges, we produce sizes up to 14 inches. Custom and closed die aluminum forgings are available in a range of sizes — contact us with your dimensional requirements and we will confirm feasibility and lead time.

Yes. MTS Forge provides in-house normalizing heat treatment for forged components. This process heats the part above its upper critical temperature and allows it to air-cool, breaking up uneven grain growth caused by the forging process. The result is a uniform microstructure with improved tensile strength, toughness, ductility, and machinability — critical for aerospace and defense applications with strict mechanical property requirements.

Closed die forging produces parts close to their final net shape using dies, which means far less aluminum is removed during machining compared to starting from solid bar stock. This reduces both raw material consumption and machining time, lowering per-unit costs significantly. MTS Forge's large in-house tooling inventory further reduces tooling lead times and costs, making closed die aluminum forging highly cost-effective for repeat production runs.