🔥 Forge Heat Calculator

An AI-powered tool for blacksmiths, metalworkers, and industrial forging industries. This calculator estimates forging temperatures, heating times, energy usage, and quench risks based on material type, weight, thickness, forge type, and quench medium.

Built with PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, this WordPress-ready plugin runs as a shortcode on any post or page.

✨ Features

📊 Material Database – Includes common steels (1095, 5160, 1045, stainless, etc.).

⏱ Heating Time Estimator – Calculates approximate forging time based on weight & forge type.

🔥 Temperature Range Guidance – Recommends safe forging & heat treatment ranges in °C and °F.

⚡ Energy Heuristic – Helps predict relative forge energy usage.

💧 Quench Risk Predictor – Warns about cracking/warping risks for different steels & quenching media.

📱 Responsive Design – Works on desktop and mobile screens.

📂 Export & Copy – Export results as JSON or copy text to clipboard.

🚀 Installation (WordPress)

Install & activate the Code Snippets plugin (or use your theme’s functions.php).

Copy the full PHP file from this repo.

Paste into a new snippet and save.

Use shortcode:

[forge_heat_calculator]

The calculator will now display inside your WordPress post or page.

🛠 Tech Stack

PHP – WordPress shortcode integration

HTML5 – Input form & results layout

CSS3 – Modern gradient-based responsive UI

JavaScript (Vanilla JS) – Real-time calculations & UI interactivity

WordPress – Embedding via shortcode

📸 Screenshots

(Add screenshots of your calculator running in WordPress here)

Example:

🔧 Usage

Select material type (e.g., 1095, 5160, stainless).

Enter workpiece weight and thickness.

Choose forge type (coal, propane, induction, electric).

Select heating mode (forging, annealing, normalizing).

Pick quench medium (oil, water, air).

Get real-time recommendations on forging temperatures, heating times, and risks.

📌 Topics

blacksmithing

forging-tools

ai-calculator

wordpress-plugin

industrial-hardware

heat-treatment

metallurgy

manufacturing

🏷 Hashtags

BlacksmithingTools

ForgingCalculator

IndustrialAI

WordPressTools

Metallurgy

⚠️ Disclaimer

This calculator provides estimates only. Always confirm forging and heat-treatment procedures with official datasheets, experienced metallurgists, and shop safety standards.

🤝 Contributing

Pull requests and issue reports are welcome!

Fork the repo

Create a new branch (feature/new-tool)

Commit changes

Open a pull request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License – free to use, modify, and share.