The theoretical and experimental investigation of the process of hydromechanical extrusion (HE) of aluminum alloys Al 5056 was carried out. The aim is to determine the optimal parameters of this process. These parameters were determined to minimize the extrusion force and damage factor of a workpiece by using explicit finite elements method. The results were presented in a visual form and were shown that use of active friction forces reduces the extrusion force. Statistical processing of the experimental data gave regression equations for definition the damage factor and the value of the specific extrusion stress.