Forming (metalworking)
METALWORKING PROCESS OF FASHIONING PARTS AND OBJECTS THROUGH MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; THE WORKPIECE IS RESHAPED WITHOUT ADDING OR REMOVING MATERIAL
Metal forming; Metal Forming; Shaping (metalworking)
Forming, metal forming, is the metalworking process of fashioning metal parts and objects through mechanical deformation; the workpiece is reshaped without adding or removing material, and its mass remains unchanged. Forming operates on the materials science principle of plastic deformation, where the physical shape of a material is permanently deformed.