Forging with Freddy

My Forging Glossary Aluminum: A light silvery-gray metal. Example: A pop can. Brass: A reddish-yellow colored metal. Example: A trumpet. Forge: One of the oldest known metalworking processes. Forging is a manufacturing process where metal is pressed, pounded or squeezed under great pressure into high strength parts known as forgings. The process is normally (but not always) performed hot by preheating the metal to a desired temperature before it is worked. It is important to note that the forging process is entirely different from the casting (or foundry) process, as metal used to make forged parts is never melted and poured (as in the casting process). Forgings: An object made through the forge manufacturing process. The forging process can create parts that are stronger than those manufactured by any other metalworking process. This is why forgings are almost always used where reliability and human safety are critical. They can be things like hand tools or they can be used as parts contained inside assembled items such as airplanes, automobiles, tractors, ships, oil drilling equipment, engines, missiles and all kinds of equipment - to name a few.