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

Contents

1 Processes
2 Physical Properties
3 Steel
4 Machine tool parts
5 Machine tool accessories
6 Other

Processes

Casting

Forge work

Heat treating

Welding

Main article: List of welding processes

Metalworking tools

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

Machine tool parts

Machine tool accessories

Other

Draw
Hand scrape (flatness)
Pitch
Rivet
Blue brittleness
Etching
Peen

Metalworking

Casting

Processes	Centrifugal · Continuous · Die · Evaporative-pattern (Lost foam and Full mold) · Investment (Lost wax) · Permanent mold · Plaster mold casting · Sand · Semi-solid metal · Shaw process · Shell molding · Spin

Components	Chill · Cope and drag · Core · Flask · Molding sand · Pattern · Riser · Sprue

Terminology	Casting defects · Draft · Dross · Ingot · Semi-finished casting products · Slag

Forming, fabrication, and finishing

General	Fabrication · Piece work · Sheet metal

Forming processes	Coining · Drawing · Electrohydraulic forming · Electromagnetic forming · Explosive forming · Forging · Hydroforming · Progressive stamping · Punching · Rolling · Sinking · Spinning · Swaging · Tube bending

Joining processes	Brazing · Crimping · Riveting · Soldering · Welding

Finishing processes	Anodizing · Galvanizing · Heat treatment · Mass finishing · Patination · Peening · Plating · Polishing

Machining and computing

Computer-aided engineering	2.5D · CAD · CAM · G-code · Numerical control (NC and CNC) · Stewart platform

Drilling and threading	Die head · Drill · Drill bit · Drill bit shank · Drill bit sizes · Drill and tap size chart · Drilling · Jig borer · Tap and die · Tap wrench · Threading

Grinding and lapping	Abrasive · Angle grinder · Bench grinder · Coated abrasives · Cylindrical grinder · Diamond plate · Flick grinder · Dresser · Grinding · Grinding machine · Grinding wheel · Jig grinder · Lapping · Sanding · Sharpening stone · Spark testing · Surface grinder · Tool and cutter grinder

Machining and milling	Electrical discharge machining · Electrochemical machining · Endmill · Engraving · Hobbing · Lathe · Machine tool · Machining · Milling cutter · Milling machine · Planer · Pantograph · Shaper

Machine tooling	Angle plate · Chuck · Collet · Jig · Fixture · Indexing head · Lathe center · Machine taper · Magnetic base · Mandrel · Rotary table · Wiggler

Terminology	Chatter · Cutting fluid · Speeds and feeds · Swarf (chips) · Tolerance · Tramp oil

Tools

Cutting machines	Bandsaw · Cold saw · Laser · Miter saw · Plasma · Water jet cutter

Cutting tools	Broach · Burr · Chisel · Counterbore · Countersink · End mill · File · Hand scraper · Milling cutter · Nibbler · Reamer · Shears · Tipped tool · Tool bit

Forming tools	Brake · Die · English Wheel · Hydraulic press · Machine press · Punch press · Screw press · Stamping press

Hand tools	Clamp · Combination square · Drift pin · File · Hacksaw · Hammer · Hand scraper · Machinist square · Needlegun scaler · Piercing saw · Pliers · Punch · Scriber · Tap and die · Tongs · Vise · Workbench · Wrench

Machine tooling	Angle plate · Chuck · Collet · Jig · Fixture · Indexing head · Lathe center · Machine taper · Magnetic base · Mandrel · Rotary table · Wiggler

Measuring instruments	Bore gauge · Caliper · Center gauge · Comparator · Dial indicator · Engineer's blue · Feeler · Gauge · Gauge block · Go/no go gauge · Height gauge · Machinist square · Marking blue · Marking gauge · Marking out · Micrometer · Radius gauge · Scale · Sine bar · Spirit level · Straightedge · Surface plate · Tape measure · Thread pitch · Vernier scale

Smithing tools	Anvil · Forge · Fuller · Hardy tools · Pritchel · Steam hammer · Swage block · Trip hammer

Welding

Arc welding	Atomic hydrogen (Athydo/AHW) · Electrogas (EGW) · Flash · Flux-cored (FCAW) · Gas metal (Microwire/MIG/GMAW) · Gas tungsten (Heliarc/TIG/GTAW) · Plasma (PAW) · Shielded metal (Stick/MMA/SMAW) · Submerged arc (SAW)

Other processes	Electron beam (EBW) · Electroslag (ESW) · Forge · Friction · Friction stir (FSW) · Friction stud · Laser beam (LBW) · Laser-hybrid · Magnetic pulse welding · Oxyacetylene (OAW) · Resistance · Spot (RSW) · Ultrasonic · Thermite · Upset

Equipment	Power supply · Electrode · Filler metal · Shielding gas · Robot · Helmet

Related terms	Heat-affected zone · Weldability · Residual stress · Arc eye

Casting · Fabrication · Forming · Jewellery · Machining · Metallurgy · Smithing · Tools and terminology · Welding

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