forging
noun
- something forged
- manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal
Wiktionary
noun
- The process of shaping by heating and hammering.
“[…] repeated forgings and workings of wrought-iron […]”
- A component that is forged (shaped by heating and hammering).
“[…]one set of 16-inch steel gun forgings[…]”
“Fabrication has been the method used in the construction of many components that would normally be made from steel castings and forgings.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of forge