The application of fillets and rounds to forging dies is to ____.
A) rejection of the metal from the die
B) improve the retention of the metal by the die
C) improve the ejection of the metal from the die
D) both a and b
E) none of the above

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The application of fillets and rounds to forging dies is to improve the ejection of the metal from the die, by reducing the friction and allowing the metal to flow more smoothly out of the die. It does not necessarily improve the retention of the metal by the die, nor does it cause rejection of the metal from the die.

The Application of Fillets and Rounds to Forging Dies Is