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Strip

Metals; Metallurgy

A sheet of metal whose length is many times its width.

Strip steel

Metals; Metallurgy

A flat cold rolled steel product (Other than Flat Wire) 23 15/16 and narrower; under. 250 in thickness, which has been cold reduced to desired decimal thickness and temper on single stand, single ...

Stablizing treatment

Metals; Metallurgy

Any treatment intended to stabilise the structure of an alloy of the dimensions of a part. (1) Heating austenitic stainless steels that contain titanium, columbium, or tantalum to a suitable ...

Stabilising treatment

Metals; Metallurgy

A thermal treatment designed to precipitate material from solid solution, in order to improve the workability, to decrease the tendency of certain alloys to age harden at room temperature, or to ...

Stabilising anneal

Metals; Metallurgy

A treatment applied to austentic stainless steels that contain titanium or columbium. This treatment consists of heating to a temperature below that of a full anneal in order to precipitate the ...

Spring temper

Metals; Metallurgy

In brass mill terminology, Spring Temper is eight numbers hard or 60. 50% reduction.

Spring-back

Metals; Metallurgy

An indicator of elastic stresses, frequently measured as the increase in diameter of a curved strip after removing it from the mandrel about which it was held. The measurement is employed as an ...

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