steelworking
Shaping molten metal
Steelworking is the craft or industry of shaping and fabricating steel into usable forms—beams, plates, tools, machinery parts.
The term covers both the skilled trade of individual steelworkers and the broader industrial sector: His grandfather spent forty years in steelworking.
Related terms include steelwork (the products) and steelworker (the person).
Controlled heating and cooling
- hardeningBecoming less soft
- quenchingRapid cooling process
- annealingHeat-softening of metals
- normalizingMaking conform to norms
case-hardening · carburizing · nitriding · stress-relief · pearlite · microstructure · toughness · ductility
Free from discoloration
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- nickelElement twenty-eight, or coin
- chromiumElement twenty-four
- molybdenumElement forty-two
vanadium · titanium · cobalt · manganese · tungsten · galvanized · duplex · high-strength
Extracting metal from ore
- moltenLiquefied by extreme heat
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
- castingShaping through liquid form
- ladleDeep spoon for serving
ingot · billet · slab · tapping · slag · refractory · mold · pouring
Metal-shaping block
- hammerTool for striking nails
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
bellows · tongs · smithy · hearth · coal · coke · swage · fuller
Curved line segment
- MIGShielded wire arc process
- TIGTungsten arc welding
- stickThin piece of wood
- oxyacetyleneCombustible gas mixture for torches
brazing · soldering · electrode · filler · bead · seam · penetration · spatter
Main structural support beam
- rebarSteel strengthening concrete
- beamStructural support member
- columnVertical structural element
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
joist · scaffolding · framework · skyscraper · bolt · rivet · I-beam · cantilever
Grain-crushing facility
- sheetFlat rectangular material
- plateFlat dish for food
- coilWound circular arrangement
- stripNarrow elongated piece
bar · rod · wire · tube · pipe · bloom · roughing · finishing
Spurring into sudden action
- coatingApplied surface covering
- picklingAcid preservation process
- electroplatingElectrically depositing metal layers
- powder-coatingDry pigment heat-bonded to surfaces
painting · zinc · anodizing · polishing · brushing · deburring · sandblasting · descaling
tempering
Controlled heating and cooling
normalizing · case-hardening · carburizing · nitriding · stress-relief · pearlite · microstructure · toughness · ductility · hardness
stainless
Free from discoloration
molybdenum · vanadium · titanium · cobalt · manganese · tungsten · galvanized · duplex · high-strength · weathering
smelting
Extracting metal from ore
ladle · ingot · billet · slab · tapping · slag · refractory · mold · pouring · cupola
anvil
Metal-shaping block
- hammerTool for striking nails
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
furnace · bellows · tongs · smithy · hearth · coal · coke · swage · fuller · mandrel
arc
Curved line segment
oxyacetylene · brazing · soldering · electrode · filler · bead · seam · penetration · spatter · slag
girder
Main structural support beam
truss · joist · scaffolding · framework · skyscraper · bolt · rivet · I-beam · cantilever · load-bearing
mill
Grain-crushing facility
strip · bar · rod · wire · tube · pipe · bloom · roughing · finishing · descaling
galvanizing
Spurring into sudden action
- coatingApplied surface covering
- picklingAcid preservation process
- electroplatingElectrically depositing metal layers
powder-coating · painting · zinc · anodizing · polishing · brushing · deburring · sandblasting · descaling · oiling
steelworkingwoodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
woodcraft · glassblowing · pottery · ceramics · leatherworking
steelworkingwoodcraft
Wilderness survival skills
basket weaving · pottery · weaving · thatching · flower arranging
steelworkingneedlework
Thread-based textile craft
embroidery · knitting · crocheting · lacemaking · quilting
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