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Stepped drawn tube

Metals; Aluminum

A drawn tube whose cross section changes abruptly in area at intervals along its length.

Sized tube

Metals; Aluminum

A tube that, after extrusion, has been cold drawn a slight amount to minimise ovality.

Residual stresses

Metals; Aluminum

Those stresses set up within a metal as the result of non-uniform plastic deformation which may be caused by drastic temperature gradients in quenching.

Resilience

Metals; Aluminum

The ability of a material to regain its original shape after distortion. aluminium is a resilient material.

Resolution

Metals; Aluminum

The smallest unit of measure that an instrument is capable of accurately and repeatedly indicating.

Relieved

Metals; Aluminum

Aperture or opening in a die where its entrance is smaller than the exit.

Reflectivity

Metals; Aluminum

The ability of a surface to reflect light and other electromagnetic radiation. aluminium has high reflectivity: 80% or more for visible light, and 90% or more for infrared radiation.

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