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I heard it from my brother who visited one such company, where they use explosive forming to shape metal parts used oil refinery; if I remember correctly for the corrugation on the metal that separate the hot and cold liquid in an heat exchanger, with the idea behind using explosive forging was that it allowed them to shape a big sheet in one go.



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