Metallurgy

Metallurgy

Metal works and production.

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Skin

Metals; Metallurgy

A thin surface layer that is different from the main mass of a metal object, in composition, structure or other characteristics.

Skelp

Metals; Metallurgy

A piece or strip of metal produced to a suitable thickness, width, and edge configuration, from which pipe or tubing is made.

Sintering

Metals; Metallurgy

Bonding of adjacent surfaces of particles in a mass of metal powders, or in a compact, by heating.

A thin flat hard metal strip produced to close tolerances; used primarily for tool, die and machine alignment purposes. In steel there are four general types: (1) Low Carbon Rockwell B 80/100; (2) ...

Sheet

Metals; Metallurgy

A flat-rolled metal product of some maximum thickness and minimum width arbitrarily dependent on the type of metal. Sheet is thinner than plate.

Shear bands

Metals; Metallurgy

Bands in which deformation has been concentrated inhomogeneously in sheets that extend across regional groups of grains. Usually only one system is present in each regional group of grains, different ...

Shear strength

Metals; Metallurgy

The stress required to produce fracture in the plane of cross section, the conditions of loading being such that the directions of force and of resistance are parallel and opposite although their ...