Metallurgy

Metallurgy

Metal works and production.

Industry: Metals; Materials science

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Shrinkage cavity

Metals; Metallurgy

A void left in cast metals as a result of solidification shrinkage and the progressive freezing of metal towards the center.

Shortness

Metals; Metallurgy

A form of brittleness in metal. It is designed as cold, hot, and red, to indicate the temperature range in which the brittleness occurs.

Short terne

Metals; Metallurgy

A term applying to terne coated (Lead and Tin) sheets with reference to Base Box sizes (14 x 20) Refer to terne plate.

Shielded-arc welding

Metals; Metallurgy

Arc welding in which the arc and the weld metal are protected by a gaseous atmosphere, the products of decomposition of the electrode covering, or a blanket of fusible flux.

Forming a mould from thermosetting resin-bonded sand mixtures brought in contact with pregeated (300 to 500 (degrees) F) metal patterns, resulting in a firm shell with a cavity corresponding to the ...