Metal forming

thumb|upright=1.4|Hot metal ingot being loaded into a hammer forge thumb|A Semi-finished_casting_products#Billet|billet in an open-die forging press Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces. The blows are delivered with a hammer (often a power hammer) or a die. Forging is often classified according to the temperature at which it is performed: cold forging (a type of cold working), warm forging, or hot forging (a type of hot working). For the latter two, the metal is heated, usually in a forge. Forged parts can range in weight from les

metal formed into thin, flat pieces, usually by an industrial process

metalworking process

very thin gold used in art

thumb|Extruded aluminum with several hollow cavities; T-slot nut|T slots allow bars to be joined with special connectors.

machine tool that changes the shape of a work piece by the application of pressure

metalworking technique

metalworking process by which a disc or tube of metal is rotated and formed into an axially symmetric part; it does not involve removal of material

thumb|Extruded holes with the punch and die used to create them. No pilot hole was used on the left.

thumb|upright|Close-up shot of a diamond-pattern knurling on a cylindrical work piece. Knurling method: left/right with tips raised, spiral angle: 30°, pitch: 1 mm, profile angle: 90°

metalworking term

metalworking process

process of manufacturing coins using stamping

metalworking process

specialized tool for cutting or deforming

metalworking

thumb|A plate being shaped through hydroforming

metalworking process

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continuous bending of a long strip of sheet metal into a desired cross-section

manufacturing wire

stamping process for producing sunken designs in sheet metal or other materials

300px|thumb|Electroforming process Electroforming is a metal forming process in which parts are fabricated through electrodeposition on a model, known in the industry as a mandrel. Conductive (metallic) mandrels are treated to create a mechanical parting layer, or are chemically passivated to limit electroform adhesion to the mandrel and thereby allow its subsequent separation. Non-conductive (glass, silicon, plastic) mandrels require the deposition of a conductive layer prior to electrodeposition. Such layers can be deposited chemically, or using vacuum deposition techniques (e.g., gold sputt

process used to obtain mirror finishes inside metal holes by using rollers

thumb|A selection of blacksmithing swages

metalworking Process

metalworking process of fashioning parts and objects through mechanical deformation; the workpiece is reshaped without adding or removing material

Metal forming process

shearing operation

metalworking tool

metalworking technique

Electrodeposition (electrochemical deposition or electroplating) is a material processing technology. It uses electric current to cause a material (typically a metal) to deposit on an electrode. The electrode is immersed in an electrolyte containing ions of the material. Applied current causes the material to form a deposit.

metalworking process for forming sheet metal

industrial processes

form of precision stamping in metalworking in which a workpiece is subjected to a sufficiently high stress to induce plastic flow on the surface of the material

a hot working metalworking process for forming thick-walled seamless tubing

technique in metalworking involving an explosive charge