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What is casting?

Pouring molten metal into a mold to cool.

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  1. Pouring molten metal into a mold to cool ✔
  2. Hammering metal into shape
  3. Cutting metal with a saw

Why: Casting forms metal by pouring it molten into a mold and letting it cool without mechanical force.

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Casting lets the metal take the shape of its mold.
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Answer: Pouring molten metal into a mold to cool. Casting forms metal by pouring it molten into a mold and letting it cool without mechanical force.

  1. Metalworking en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalworking
    Casting achieves a specific form by pouring molten metal into a mold and allowing it to cool, with no mechanical force.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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