Enterprises and industries in metal processing use different methods and technologies. As a rule, the methods are automated, performed on special equipment, which reduces the possibility of rejecting the product to a minimum. Of the popular metalworking methods, the following are distinguished.
Heat treatment
The thermal treatment procedure is the heating, holding, cooling of the alloys. In terms of technical parameters, heat treatment is similar to the welding process. They differ in that the purpose of working with welding is to obtain a specific structure, and the thermal method forms a protective layer.
Mechanical processing
Processing in this way is carried out with tools with design features. This allows you to get products with the required shapes and sizes. Mechanical processing of metal products is divided into two subspecies. For the first case, this is:
- pressing;
- stamping;
- rolling;
- forging.
After this type of primary processing, work on the product further. The essence of the second method is to remove the layer from the surfaces of the part. Depth varies depending on the specified standards.
Abrasion
This is a method of exposure to abrasive grains. It is used to achieve high-grade purity, casting processing. There are several types of abrasive processing, of which there are:
Polishing
- Grinding.
- Debugging.
- It also includes metalworking waterjet, jet-abrasive method.
In addition to these methods, many other techniques are used in the production of metal products and their processing, which are convenient for a certain type of metal and special cases.
