Definition

1. Verb:
   • To shape or form metal by applying mechanical force while the metal is at a high temperature: This is the primary industrial meaning. It involves processes like rolling, pressing, or forging metal when it is hot and malleable, as opposed to cold-working it.

Usage

• The verb "hot-work" describes a specific manufacturing process. It is typically used in technical, industrial, or metallurgical contexts.
• It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (the metal being shaped).
• It is often used in the passive voice to describe the state of the material.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The steel ingot must be hot-worked to achieve the desired shape and grain structure.
  • This alloy is difficult to machine but can be easily hot-worked.
  • The factory hot-works various metals to produce automotive parts.

Advanced Usage

• "Hot-workability" (noun): The capability of a material to be shaped by hot-working.
  • The new alloy exhibits excellent hot-workability.
• "Hot-working" (noun/gerund): The process or industry of shaping hot metal.
  • Hot-working is a common method for shaping titanium.

Variants and Related Words

• Hot-worked (adjective): Describes metal that has undergone this process.
  • The hot-worked component had superior strength.
• Hot-work steel (noun compound): A type of tool steel designed to withstand the temperatures and stresses of hot-working processes.
• Cold-work (verb): The antonym process, involving shaping metal at or near room temperature.

Synonyms

• Forge (while hot)
• Roll (while hot)
• Shape (at high temperature)

Related Phrases

• Hot forming: A very similar technical phrase often used interchangeably with hot-working.
• Hot deformation: A more scientific term for the physical process occurring during hot-working.

Verb

1. roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot