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Outline of metalworking

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

Contents

Casting

  • Foundry
  • Crucible
  • Lost wax
  • Lost foam
  • Molding sand
  • Refractory
  • Investment Casting

    • Forge work

  • Anvil
  • Carburizing
  • Forge
  • Forging
  • Forge weld
  • Pritchel
  • Hardy
  • Hardy hole
  • Chipping block
  • Oxidising
  • Furnace

    • Heat treating

  • Annealing
  • Heat treatment
  • Precipitation strengthening

    • Welding

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

    • Metalworking tools

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

    • Soldering

    Physical Properties

  • Ductility
  • Malleability
  • Hardness
  • Hardenability
  • Air hardening
  • Water hardening
  • Oil hardening
  • Work hardening
  • Case hardening
  • Brittle fracture
  • Grain size
  • Grain orientation
  • Crystal twinning

    • Steel

  • Grade of hardware
  • Steel abbreviations
  • Alloy steel
  • Carbon steel
  • High-speed steel
  • Tool steel
  • Stainless steel
  • Pickling
  • Smooth clean surface

    • Machine tool parts

  • Bed
  • Carriage
  • Compound rest
  • Cross-slide
  • Headstock
  • Leadscrew
  • Spindle
  • Tailstock
  • Toolpost

    • Machine tool accessories

  • 1-2-3 blocks
  • Boring head
  • Chuck
  • Collets
  • Dial indicator
  • Indexing head
  • Rotary table
  • Sine bar
  • Vise

    • Other

  • Draw
  • Hand scrape (flatness)
  • Pitch
  • Rivet
  • Blue brittleness
  • Etching
  • Peening

    • References

    Outline of metalworking Wikipedia
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