Aluminum

Aluminum

Industry: Metals

Add a new term

Contributors in Aluminum

Become a Contributors

Aluminum

Bridge die shear

Metals; Aluminum

A bridge die that is recessed in a ring so that the butt can be sheared without any die stripping.

Butt shear

Metals; Aluminum

The device which separates or removes the extrusion residue or discard (billet butt) at the end of each cycle.

Section print

Metals; Aluminum

An engineering drawing depicting the extrusion profile's cross-section.

Self-tapping screw

Metals; Aluminum

A hardened screw with a sharp point, so designed that its threads cut their own mating threads when inserted and rotated in an appropriately-sized hole.

Lacquer

Metals; Aluminum

A solution of natural or synthetic resin in an organic solvent with modifying agents, suitable for protective coatings. Lacquers may be clear or colored.

Lambda

Metals; Aluminum

The Greek letter, corresponding to the letter L, used as a symbol for the coefficient of heat conductivity, the relative rate at which heat is transmitted through a material.

Key-locked joint

Metals; Aluminum

A joint with two or more primary elements which are locked together only when an additional specialised part, the key is inserted to prevent them from separating.