Editing Swaging (section)

{{Short description|Metalworking process}}
{{Other uses|Swag (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Blacksmith's tools - geograph.org.uk - 1483374.jpg|thumb|A selection of blacksmithing swages]]

'''Swaging''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|w|eɪ|dʒ|ɪ|ŋ|}}) is a [[forging]] process in which the dimensions of an item are altered using [[Die (manufacturing)|dies]] into which the item is forced.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.efunda.com/processes/metal_processing/swaging.cfm |title= Definition of swaging |publisher= Efunda.com |access-date= 2012-07-31}}</ref> Swaging is usually a [[cold working]] process, but also may be [[hot working|hot worked]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ameslab.gov/mpc/equipment/rotary-die-swaging |title= Swaging machine capable of hot or cold work |publisher= Ameslab.gov |access-date= 2012-07-31 |archive-date= 2012-09-16 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120916071205/http://www.ameslab.gov/mpc/equipment/rotary-die-swaging |url-status= dead }}</ref>

The term '''swage''' may apply to the process (verb) or to a die or tool (noun) used in that process.