by applying fluid pressure

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2011

Full Title

Shaping without cutting otherwise than by using rigid devices or tools or yieldable or resilient pads, e.g. shaping by applying fluid pressure or magnetic forces > by applying fluid pressure

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
Subclass:: WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL

Scope Notes

Glossary: Fluid fluids Comprises gas, liquids, fluent particulate materials (e.g. sand) and materials which easily show plastic flow (e.g. soft metals such as lead).

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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B21D 26/021 Deforming sheet bodies
B21D 26/033 Deforming tubular bodies
B21D 26/053 characterised by the material of the blanks
B21D 26/06 by shock waves