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Auto engine

Of or relating to the engine that propels an automobile.

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Terminal nut

Automotive; Auto engine

Part of a spark plug that is connected to the plug cap. Terminal nuts are used to form a connexion between spark plugs and the ignition system of an engine.

Episode

Automotive; Auto engine

An event, a situation, or a period of time in sb's life, a novel, etc. that is important or interesting in some way

Torque

Automotive; Auto engine

The tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis, fulcrum, or pivot.

Ring fatigue crack initiation

Automotive; Auto engine

Start of fractures that may be caused by surface scratches due to handling, or tooling of the material; threads ( as in a screw or bolt); slip bands or dislocations intersecting the surface as a ...

Maraging steel

Automotive; Auto engine

Iron alloy which is known for possessing superior strength and toughness without losing malleability, although they cannot hold a good cutting edge.

Fatigue behaviour

Automotive; Auto engine

The change in residual strength, life, and stiffness during cyclic (or otherwise variable) load histories of homogenous materials, especially metals.

Fatigue strength

Automotive; Auto engine

Number of cycles of stress of a specific character that a specimen of material can withstand before failure of a specific nature occurs. 

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