Method for producing a piston

A method for producing a piston, comprising:

• producing a ring carrier configured to receive a piston ring from a sintering powder by a sintering process, the sintering powder includes more than 28% by volume of particles with a diameter d>150 pm, and the ring carrier composed of a corroding material;
• heating the ring carrier under a protective gas atmosphere;
• forming a piston blank in a first forming tool such that the piston blank surrounds the ring carrier via positive engagement, wherein the piston blank, at least in a circumferential region disposed at a piston head, is composed of a light metal alloy suitable for forging;
• removing the piston blank from the first forming tool and placing the piston blank in a second forming tool, and inserting a holding-down tool into the second forming tool to hold the ring carrier down;
• and
• pressing a final forming punch into the second forming tool to deform the piston blank and form a piston.