tightly nested, placing parts very close together when cutting to save material and reduce waste, narrow kerf, a very thin cut made by a cutting tool, mechanical stresses, forces inside a material that can change its shape or cause damage, net-shaped parts, parts made in their final shape, so they do not need more processing, secondary operations, extra processes done after the main cutting, such as polishing, drilling, or finishing, heat-affected zone, the area of a material that is changed by heat during cutting or welding.

Exercise 7a on page 25 (ESP Engineering)

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