Metal Manufacturing Processes Flashcards
What are the metal manufacturing processes?
Wastage
Addition
Deforming/reforming
What are the wastage processes?
Turning
Sawing
Milling
Drilling
Cutting and shearing
What is CNC?
Computer Numerical Cutting
What are the addition process?
Soldering
Brazing
Welding
What is soldering?
Joining two or more metal items together by melting.
What is brazing?
A filler metal is heated above it’s melting point and is distributed between two or more fitting parts.
What is welding?
A fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials.
What are the deforming and reforming process?
Casting
Bending
What is casting?
Pewter or silver is poured into a mould that is made out of materials like MDF and cuttlefish.
What is bending?
Bending a metal by using a vice or a bending jig. Commercially this can be done with metal folding machines.
