Tag: metalworking

  • Understanding the common types of metal, their properties & uses

    Understanding the common types of metal, their properties & uses

    A metal is a material that is good at conducting electricity and heat. Metal has a brilliant appearance when it is freshly created, polished, or shattered. Metals can be pulled into wires or hammered into thin sheets (malleable) (ductile). Metals have a high melting point and are less prone to disintegrate when exposed to extreme…

  • Everything you need to know about metalworking

    Everything you need to know about metalworking

    Metalworking as a field is a science, hobby, trade, art, and industry. It improved from the discovery of smelting various ores, producing different types of metals including the ductile and malleable ones. Modern metalworking processes which are diverse and specialized can be categorized into various areas which will cover in this article. In a machine…