As nouns the difference between metalworking and metallurgy
is that metalworking is the art and craft of shaping metal while metallurgy is the science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.
metallurgy
Noun
(en-noun)
The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.
Related terms
* metallurgical
* metallurgist