It

creates a temporary connection

It

is only used for thin materials

It

requires high temperatures

It

forms an inseparable connection

Sintering

 Forging

Laser

welding

Casting

Permanent

connection

Non-mechanical

connection.

Detachable

connection.

Inseparable

connection

It

is used for rough machining.

It

involves loose abrasive particles

It

is a high-speed process.

It

uses fixed abrasive grains

It

is a faster process than welding.

It

can bond dissimilar materials

It

requires no surface preparation.

It

is always stronger than mechanical fastening

 It requires no molds

It

offers high dimensional accuracy and surface quality

It

is suitable for large quantities of simple parts

It

is the cheapest casting method available

Shaping

and compressing

Mixing

the raw material

Cooling

and post-processing

Melting

the material

It

requires no heating

It

produce profiles with complex cross-sections

It

is suitable for metals only

It

is a batch process

To

produce hollow bodies from flat sheets.

To

increase the thickness of materials

To

create flat sheets

To

join two materials together

To

improve material properties.

To

create complex shapes

To

minimize waste and reduce machining

To

increase production speed