MECHANICALFUNDA for Mechanical Engineers

Swaging is a mechanical deformation technique of reducing or shaping the cross-section of rods or tubes by means of repeated impacts or bl...

Die casting is a permanent mould manufacturing process. It was first developed in the early 1900s. Die casting is a widely spread techniq...

Polishing is a surface finishing process performed by a polishing wheel for the purpose of removing appreciable metal to take out scratche...

What is grinding? Grinding is the abrasive machining that uses grinding wheel or grinder as the cutting tool and an abrasive mat...

Milling is a type of machining during which the rotary motion is always performed by a tool, and feed motion is performed by a tool or by a...

What is reaming? Reaming is a finishing process that is performed with the multi-edged tools that provide high precision holes and also...

Introduction of Burnishing process:  Burnishing a finish machining process is the plastic deformation of a surface due to sliding conta...

Staking is a process where two or more parts can be joined by creating an interference fit between the two pieces. It is a method of faste...

Extrusion is a compressive deformation process.  In this process confining the metal is formed in a closed cavity and then allowing it to f...

What is investment casting? Investment casting is an industrial process based on lost-wax casting the oldest metal forming techniqu...