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This chapter discusses the effect of friction and lubrication on forgings and forging operations. The discussion covers lubrication mechanisms, the use of friction laws, tooling and process parameters, and the lubrication requirements of specific materials and forging processes. The chapter also describes several test methods for evaluating lubricants and explains how to interpret associated test data.

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