Forging
['fɔːdʒɪŋ] or ['fɔrdʒɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forge
(n.) The act of shaping metal by hammering or pressing.
(n.) The act of counterfeiting.
(n.) A piece of forged work in metal; -- a general name for a piece of hammered iron or steel.
Typist: Maura
Examples
- Weight of the porter-bar and chuck which hold the plate for forging is 125,000 pounds, exclusive of counterweights used. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Molding of Glass and Forging of Iron. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- After the parts are put together a thorough forging follows, either by use of hammer or press, the latter being now used in preference. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Fire melts ore and allows of the forging of iron, as in the blacksmith's shop, and of the fashioning of innumerable objects serviceable to man. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- A great battleship, forging silent and unlighted through the dark night, loomed close astern. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The lap-welded barrel was standard until 1850, and he got together a battery of trip hammers for forging and welding his barrels. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The usual practice in forging is to continue it until the ingot is decreased to one-half its original thickness and is within two inches of the desired diameter of the finished work. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- After heating, the ingot is placed under a 14,000-ton hydraulic forging press and forged to the required dimensions. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Average physical properties shown in United States Standard test bar taken from full-sized prolongation of end of forging: Elastic limit, 53,560 pounds per square inch. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is then annealed with great care to relieve the strains set up in the metal by the forging and next goes to the machine shop to be rough bored and turned. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Among the smaller self-acting engines, the forging machine for making bolts attracts attention by the rapidity of its action. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Steel casting forming part of a 12,000-ton armor-plate hydraulic forging press. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Compeyson's business was the swindling, handwriting forging, stolen bank-note passing, and such-like. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The forging and the rolling of the plates are performed by the same means. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Conning tower, one piece hollow forging, nickel steel, oil tempered. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is into these furnaces that the various forgings are placed for heat-treating. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The process of heat-treating steel forgings before they are machined is one of the most scientific and accurate features in the manufacture of this car. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- After the required heat has been reached, the forgings are allowed to either cool in the air, be covered with pulverized mica, or quenched in a special solution, as the case may require. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typed by Josephine