Processes - forming metals

What is the name of the hole you pour the metal into during casting?

• Runner

• Riser

• Cope

• Drag

What are the cope and drag together called?

• kettle

• box

• flask

• sprue

Which part of sand cast preparation prevents air pockets?

• fettling

• riser

• core

• runner

Identify 2 quality issues with cast metal parts

• Incomplete cast

• Too much material outside the pattern shape

• Textured surface

• Sprue

Name 2 causes of quality issues to do specifically with the forging process

• Material not heated enough before forming

• Not enough pressure applied to the part

• Operator error

• Lack of operator training

What part must always be removed from a cast product?

• drag

• rammer

• flask

• sprue

Which of these is NOT a shape of file?

• rat tail

• half round

• hexagonal

• square

Complete the name of machine used to bend metal; shear press _____

Name the two parts of a press former

• press and die

• punch and die

• hit and die

• slap and die

What is forging?

• A CNC process to cut a metal shape

• The use of molten metal to form a metal shape

• The use of heat and pressure to form a metal shape

• An abrasive process to shape metal