16 Terms
Contributors in Aluminum
Aluminum
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.
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.
