What's the difference between forging and casting

The difference between forging and casting, for example, the meaning of them are different, and their manufacturing process is different. Here is a detailed introduction to the difference between forging and casting.

1. Forging and casting have different meanings:
Forging: using hammering and other methods to make the metal material in the plastic state become a workpiece with a certain shape and size, and change its physical properties.

Casting: a process in which metal is melted into a liquid and then poured into a mold, which is cooled, solidified and cleaned to obtain the required shape of the casting. It can be made into various objects with complex shapes.

2. Forging and casting process are different:
Forging: it is a processing method of applying pressure to metal blank by forging machine to produce plastic deformation to obtain forgings with certain mechanical properties, shape and size. It is one of the two parts of forging (forging and stamping).

Casting: it is a method of casting liquid metal into a casting cavity which is suitable for the shape of the part, after it is cooled and solidified, to obtain the part or blank.