Metal engineering is used to create numerous items, projects, and materials from metal. Depending on what is required, the metal may be put through one or more processes to achieve the finished product. It may also be joined with other metal elements or left on its own.
The following three examples illustrate how metal engineering can be used to create various outcomes. One or more methods can be used for each project as required.
Metal Casting
When metal is cast, it is heated to a pourable consistency. It can then be poured into a pre-designed mould. The metal will then cool and set hard. Once this is complete, the metal that has been cast will be removed from the mould and will be in its final shape. It may then be used with other metal pieces to create the finished item.
Metal Punching
Punching is used whenever indentations are required in the metal. Instead of drilling or cutting right through the metal, punching allows marks to be made in it without going all the way through. A good example would be punching some writing into it, or perhaps a logo to represent a company. Punching can also be used to create decorative elements.
Metal Welding
Most people know what welding is. This is the process whereby two pieces of metal, already formed to the correct size or shape, are joined together. Heat is typically used to join the two pieces. Once this is complete, the two pieces of metal will be firmly attached at the correct angle for the finished product.
Metal engineering is used in many industries to create lots of items. From small cans to panels used on aeroplanes, many industries require different methods to be used to create the metal products and items required.
