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Metallurgy

Metal works and production.

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Brazing

Metals; Metallurgy

Joining metals by fusion of nonferrous alloys that have melting points above 800 F (425C), but lower than those of the metals being joined. May be accomplished by a torch. Filler metal is ordinarily ...

Braze welding

Metals; Metallurgy

A family of welding procedures where metals are joined by filler metal that has a melting temperature below the solidus of the parent metal, but above 840 (450 C).

Bottle top mould

Metals; Metallurgy

Ingot mold, with the top constricted; used in the manufacture of capped steel, the metal in the constriction being covered with a cap fitting into the bottle-neck, which stops rimming action by ...

Boron

Metals; Metallurgy

Element N. 5 of the periodic system. Atomic weight 10. 82. It is grey in color, ignites at about 1112 (degrees) F. And burns with a brilliant green flame, but its melting point in a non-oxidizing ...

Box annealing

Metals; Metallurgy

Annealing a metal or alloy in a sealed container under conditions that minimise oxidation. In box annealing a ferrous alloy, the charge is usually heated slowly to a temperature below the ...

Body-centered

Metals; Metallurgy

Having the equivalent lattice points at the corners of the unit cell, and at its center; sometimes called centered, or space-centered.

Bonderizing

Metals; Metallurgy

The coating of steel with a film composed largely of zinc phosphate in order to develop a better bonding surface for paint or lacquer.

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