sheet metal
Flat industrial plates
Sheet metal is metal formed into thin, flat pieces—typically steel, aluminum, or copper.
It serves as a basic industrial material, cut and shaped into countless products: car body panels, ductwork, roofing, appliances.
The auto shop specialized in sheet metal work.
As an adjective, it describes things made from or relating to this material: sheet metal fabrication, sheet metal screws.
Heat-fusing metal pieces
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- bendingCurving from straight
- punchingStriking with closed fist
- formingComing into existence
stamping · riveting · joining · rolling · shearing · pressing · assembly · tig
Standard of measurement
- thicknessDepth of material
- alloyMetallic combination
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- aluminumElement thirteen
copper · brass · zinc · galvanized · stainless · tin · coil · plate
Industrial production facility
- manufactureMake goods industrially
- productionMaking or generating something
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- automationSelf-operating system design
robotics · engineering · tooling · fabricator · ductwork · automotive · aerospace · appliance
Able to deform permanently
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- bendableAble to curve
- flexibleAble to bend freely
workable · formable · tensile · yielding · annealing · tempering · springback · hardness
Reflecting light smoothly
- reflectiveCasting back light
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- brushedTouched in passing
- glossySmooth and shiny
lustrous · gleaming · mirrorlike · buffed · matte · anodized · coated · galvanized
welding
Heat-fusing metal pieces
forming · stamping · riveting · joining · rolling · shearing · pressing · assembly · tig · mig
gauge
Standard of measurement
aluminum · copper · brass · zinc · galvanized · stainless · tin · coil · plate · blank
factory
Industrial production facility
- manufactureMake goods industrially
- productionMaking or generating something
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
automation · robotics · engineering · tooling · fabricator · ductwork · automotive · aerospace · appliance · enclosure
ductile
Able to deform permanently
flexible · workable · formable · tensile · yielding · annealing · tempering · springback · hardness · corrosion-resistant
shiny
Reflecting light smoothly
- reflectiveCasting back light
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- brushedTouched in passing
glossy · lustrous · gleaming · mirrorlike · buffed · matte · anodized · coated · galvanized · patina
- Scrap Yardcopper wire, aluminum cans, steel beams, car parts, iron pipes
- Steel Industrysteel mills, steel workers, blast furnaces, US Steel, U.S. Steel
- metal craftswelding, soldering, tin work, riveting
- aluminum industryaluminum, alumina, bauxite, smelting, smelter
- scrap recyclingscrap, scrap yard, scrap yards, scrapyard, scrapyards
- tin roofing
sheet metalmetal plate
Flat worked alloy piece
armor plate · foil · gold leaf · boilerplate
sheet metalplywood
Engineered layered wood panels
sheet glass · fabric · cardboard · veneer
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