Bigmet forge

  • forged pieces for power engineering, gas&oil technologies, mechanical engineering and shipbuilding as per DIN, ASTM, ASME
  • forged pipes, rings, flanges, blocks, tubesheets, sleeves for pressure vessels
  • shafts, piston rods, pinions, round and angular bars, atypical shapes
  • machining as per drawing documentation or pre-machined pieces
  • complies with DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 TÜV
sizes L XL XXL
min. / max. mass 100 kg / 18 000 kg 1 000 kg / 40 000 kg 1 000 kg / 75 000 kg
max. shaft / bar length 8 000 mm 17 000 mm 10 000 mm
max. diameter of round forged pieces Ø 2 200 mm Ø 2 700 mm Ø 8 000 mm
max. diameter of tubesheet Ø 2 500 mm Ø 2 700 mm Ø 4 300 mm

Material qualities as follows:

  • DIN: C21, C22.8, TStE355/240, 15Mo3, 13CrMo44, 10CrMo9-10, X10CrMoVNb9-1, 1.4301, 1.4401, 1.4541, 1.4550, 1.4529, 1.4462, 1.4501
  • ASTM: A105, A350 LF2, LF3, LF4, LF6, A182 F304(L/H), F316(L,H,Ti), F321(H), F347(H), F44 6Mo, F51 Duplex, F55 Super Duplex
  • and also can supply: Monel®, Inconel®, Hastelloy®, Incoloy®, URANUS®, Titanium

Certificates and tests:

  • AD - 2000 MERKBLATT WO/TRD 100
  • renowned inspection companies, such as TÜV, Germanischer Lloyd, Det Norske Veritas, Lloyd's Register, ABS Poland, Bureau Veritas, APAVE, ISPESL, RINA ITALY
  • certificates are issued as per EU standart DIN 50049 / EN 10204 3.1B and EN 102043 3.1C
  • mechanical tests: tensile tests, impact bend tests (also at low temperatures -195 °C), bend tests, hardness tests (Vickers, Rockwell, Brinell),
  • non-destructive tests: ultrasound, magnetic and penetration tests,
  • metallographic and chemical tests: micro/macrostructure steel analyses, micro-purity tests, inter-crystalline corrosion resistance tests, material chemical analyses by spectrometer and gamma spectrometer.