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METAL FABRICATION
Metal fabrication techniques are normally proceded by refining,
alloying, and often heat-treating processes that produce alloys with
desired characteristics.
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METAL FABRICATION-TECHNIQUES
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FORMING OPERATION
Forming operations are those in which the shape of a metal
piece is changed by plastic deformation.
Examples:
1. Forging
2. Rolling
3. Extrusion
4. Drawing
The deformation must be induced by an external force or
stress, the magnitude of which must exceed the yield strength
of the material.
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FORMING OPERATIONS
Metals are said to be worked when these are processed (squeezed
or stretched or beaten) for deformation into desired shapes.
Types
1. Hot Working
2. Cold Working
Re-Crystallization
The minimum temperature at which the reformation of grain occurs
is called Temperature of Recrystallization.
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HOT WORKING
Working of metals (Bent, squeezed or stretched) to shape
above the temperature of re-crystallization.
For hot-working operations, large deformations are possible, which
may be successively repeated because the metal remains soft and
ductile.
However, most metals experience some surface oxidation, which
results in material loss and a poor final surface finish.
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COLD WORKING
Working of metals (Bent, squeezed or stretched) to shape below the
temperature of re-crystallization.
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EXTRUSION
During this process, a bar of metal is forced through a die
orifice by a compressive force.
The extruded piece that emerges has the desired shape and
a reduced cross-sectional area.
Extrusion products include rods and tubing etc.
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Drawing
Drawing is the pulling of a metal piece through a die
having a tapered bore by means of a tensile force that is
applied on the exit side.
A reduction in cross section results, with a corresponding
increase in length.
Rod, wire, and tubing products are commonly fabricated
in this way.
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CASTING
Casting is a fabrication process whereby a totally molten metal is
poured into a mold cavity having the desired shape; upon
solidification, the metal assumes the shape of the mold but
experiences some shrinkage.
Casting techniques are employed
1. The finished shape is so large or complicated that any other
method would be impractical.
2. A particular alloy is so low in ductility that forming by either hot
or cold working would be difficult.
3. In comparison to other fabrication processes, casting is the most
economical.
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CASTING
Sand Casting
With sand casting, probably the most common method, ordinary
sand is used as the mold material. A two-piece mold is formed by
packing sand around a pattern that has the shape of the intended
casting.
Die Casting
In die casting, the liquid metal is forced into a mold under
pressure and at a relatively high velocity, and allowed to solidify
with the pressure maintained. A two piece permanent steel mold or
die is employed; when clamped together, the two pieces form the
desired shape. When complete solidification has been achieved,
the die pieces are opened and the cast piece is ejected.
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CASTING
Investment Casting
For investment (sometimes called lost-wax) casting, the pattern is
made from a wax or plastic that has a low melting temperature.
Around the pattern is poured a fluid slurry, which sets up to form a
solid mold or investment; plaster of paris is usually used.
Lost Foam Casting
A variation of investment casting is lost foam (or expendable
pattern) casting. Here the expendable pattern is a foam that can be
formed by compressing polystyrene beads into the desired shape
and then bonding them together by heating.
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MISCELLANEOUS TECHNIQUES
Powder Metallurgy
Fabrication technique involves the compaction of powdered metal,
followed by a heat treatment to produce a more dense piece. The
process is appropriately called powder metallurgy.
Welding
Welding may be considered to be a fabrication technique. In
welding, two or more metal parts are joined to form a single piece
when one-part fabrication is expensive or inconvenient. Both
similar and dissimilar metals may be welded.
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