drawing
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Metallurgy is the science and technology of metals, encompassing their extraction from ores and modification for use. It involves understanding the chemical, physical, and atomic properties of metals and alloys.12
Drawing is a metalworking process where metal is pulled through a die. This can include wire drawing, where a die reduces the diameter of a wire, or deep drawing, which forms a cup shape from a metal disk. Drawing can be done hot or cold. Cold working hardens the metal, making it stronger, but has a limit to the strain it can withstand before cracking.3
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