casting; cast-metal object
Refers to both the process of casting metal and the resulting object. Common in manufacturing and traditional crafts.
この工場では鋳物を生産している。
This factory produces cast-metal objects.
This pot is made of cast metal.
Casting techniques have been passed down since ancient times.
A cast-iron frying pan heats evenly.
鍛造 means forging metal by hammering, the opposite manufacturing method to 鋳物, which is made by pouring molten metal into a mold.
鋳型 is the mold itself used for casting, whereas 鋳物 refers to the finished cast metal object produced from that mold.
鋳物 is the finished cast metal object itself, while 鋳造 is the process of casting it.
Compound of 鋳 (i, 'casting') + 物 (mono, 'thing'). The reading い is a native Japanese reading for the kanji 鋳.