Metalworking terminology

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This article is a list of terms commonly used in the practice of metalworking.

Contents 1 Processes 1.1 Casting 1.2 Forge Work 1.3 Blade Craft 1.4 Welding 1.5 Shop Work/Tools 1.6 Physical Properties 2 Steel 3 Other

[edit] Processes

[edit] Casting

• Foundry
• Crucible
• Green sand
• Lost wax
• Lost foam
• Refractory
• Investment casting

[edit] Forge Work

• Forge weld
• Anvil
• Forge
• Anneal(ed)
• Pitchrell
• Hardy
• Hardy Hole
• Chipping block
• Carburizing
• Oxidising
• Furnace

[edit] Blade Craft

• Tang

[edit] Welding

Main article: List of welding processes

• Arc welding
• MIG welding
• TIG welding
• Oxyacetylene welding

[edit] Shop Work/Tools

• Lathe
• Milling machine
• Drill Press
• Shaper
• Guillotine
• Bender
• Grinding machine
• Arbor press

[edit] Physical Properties

• Points (of carbon)
• Ductile
• Malleable
• Hardness
• Hardenability
• Air hardening
• Water hardening
• Oil hardening
• Work hardening
• Case hardening
• Brittle failure
• Grain size
• Grain orientation

[edit] Steel

• Grading(of hardware)
• Steel abbreviations
• Mild steel
• Cold rolled steel
• Stainless steel
• Carbon steel/Tool Steel

[edit] Other

• Draw
• Hand scrape (flatness)
• Pitch
• Rivet
• Blue brittle
• Etching
• Peen

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