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Suck-in

Metals; Aluminum

A defect caused when one face of a forging is sucked in to fill a projection on the opposite side.

Surface tear

Metals; Aluminum

Minute surface cracks on rolled products which can be caused by insufficient ingot scalping.

Substrate

Metals; Aluminum

The Layer below the paint; that is, the substance being painted.

Speed tear

Metals; Aluminum

A series of surface cracks perpendicular to the extruding direction. Speed tearing normally occurs in corner radii or extremities of a section and is caused by localised high temperature.

Specimen

Metals; Aluminum

That portion of a sample taken for evaluation of some specific characteristic or property.

Specification

Metals; Aluminum

The engineering requirement for judging acceptability of a particular characteristic. A specification is never to be confused with a control limit.

Resistance solvent

Metals; Aluminum

The ability of cured paint film to resist attack by a particular solvent. Often used as an indication of cure.

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