swarf
Sign in to saveAlso known as chips, shavings, filings, turnings
thumb|upright=1.35|Various examples of swarf, including a block of compressed swarf
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It is catalogued under topics including Machining and Metalworking terminology.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumb|upright=1.35|Various examples of swarf, including a block of compressed swarf
Swarf, also known as chips or by other process-specific names (such as turnings, filings, or shavings), are pieces of metal, wood, or plastic that are the debris or waste resulting from machining, woodworking, or similar subtractive (material-removing) manufacturing processes. Swarf can be small particles (such as the gritty swarf from grinding metal or the sawdust from sawing or sanding wood); long, stringy tendrils (such as the springy chips from turning tough metals, or long shavings from whittling); slag-like waste (such as is produced within pipe during pipefitting work); or stone fragments and dust (as in masonry).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “swarf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.