Chapter II: Materials Processes for Obtaining Parts
Without Removing Material
1. Classification
Manufacturing processes without material removal are classified into:
• Deformation processes (forging, rolling, extrusion, wire drawing, stamping)
• Fusion processes (casting, welding, soldering)
• Assembly processes (welding, fastening, adhesives, coating)
2. Deformation Processes
These processes shape materials through plastic deformation.
• Elastic domain: reversible deformation.
• Plastic domain: permanent deformation, ending with necking.
• Higher temperature lowers the elastic limit, easing deformation.
Main Techniques
• Forging: Improves strength and fatigue resistance; low precision.
• Stamping (Die forging): Better precision, used for series production.
• Rolling: Reduces thickness of metal sheets, bars, and tubes.
• Wire drawing: Cold process to produce wires through a die.
• Extrusion: Heated material forced through a die to create profiles.
3. Fusion Processes – Casting
Casting involves pouring molten metal into a mold.
• Sand casting: Low cost, mold destroyed after use.
• Permanent mold casting: Reusable metal molds.
• Lost-wax casting: High precision and surface quality.
Common defects include porosity, shrinkage cavities, and inclusions.
4. Sheet Metal Working
• Cutting processes: Oxy-fuel, plasma, laser, waterjet.
• Bending and rolling: Permanent deformation beyond elastic limit.
• Stamping: Fast, low-cost shaping of metal sheets.
5. Powder Metallurgy (Sintering)
Powder metallurgy consists of compressing metal powders and heating them below melting
temperature.
Advantages: good tolerance, surface quality, low cost for mass production.
Disadvantages: expensive equipment, suitable mainly for large series.
Applications: brakes, electrical parts, prostheses, filters.
6. Profiles and Pipes
Steel pipes are produced from rolled metal strips and welded by high-frequency welding.
The process includes shaping, welding, inspection, heat treatment, calibration, and finishing.
Common profiles: U, T, H, square and rectangular tubes.