This document summarizes several common metal forming processes. It discusses extrusion, which involves forcing metal through a die to reduce its cross-section. It also covers wire drawing, which reduces the cross-section of a metal rod by pulling it through successively smaller die holes. The document describes forging as shaping heated metal using compressive forces in dies or hammers. Rolling is defined as shaping metal by passing it through rotating rolls. Finally, casting and welding are summarized as processes for pouring molten metal into molds and joining metal pieces with heat respectively.