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Metallurgy
Metal works and production.
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Stretch forming
Metals; Metallurgy
A process of forming panels and cowls of large curvature by stretching sheet over a form of the desired shape. This method is more rapid than hammering and beating.
Stretcher levelling
Metals; Metallurgy
A method of making metal sheet or strip dead flat by stretching.
Stretcher straightening
Metals; Metallurgy
A process for straightening rod, tubing, and shapes by the application of tension at the ends of the stock. The products are elongated a definite amount to remove warpage.
Superheating
Metals; Metallurgy
(1) Heating a phase to a temperature above that of a phase transformation without the transformation taking place. (2) Heating molten metal to a temperature to obtain more complete refining or ...
Sub-critical annealing
Metals; Metallurgy
An annealing treatment in which a steel is heated to a temperature below the A1 temperature and then cooled slowly to room temperature.
Sub-grain
Metals; Metallurgy
A portion of a crystal or grain slightly different in orientation from neighbouring portions of the same crystal. Generally, neighbouring subgrains are separated by low-angle boundaries.
Substitution solid solution
Metals; Metallurgy
A solid solution in which the solvent and solute atoms are located randomly at the atom sites in the crystal structure of the solution.