Outline of metalworking

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

Processes

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

Main article: List of welding processes

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

Metalworking tools

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

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