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Metallurgy
Metal works and production.
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Billet
Metals; Metallurgy
A solid semi-finished round or square product that has been hot worked by forging, rolling, or extrusion. An iron or steel billet has a minimum width or thickness of 1 1/2 in. And the cross-sectional ...
Brake
Metals; Metallurgy
A piece of equipment used for bending sheet; also called a bar folder. If operated manually, it is called a hand brake; if power driven, it is called a press brake.
Brale
Metals; Metallurgy
A diamond penetrator, conical in shape, used with a Rockwell hardness tester for hard metals.
Brasses
Metals; Metallurgy
Copper base alloys in which zinc is the principal alloying element. Brass is harder and mechanically stronger than either of its alloying elements copper or zinc. It is formable and ductile; develops ...
Bright dip
Metals; Metallurgy
An acid solution into which pieces are dipped in order to obtain a clean, bright surface.
Bright bessemer wire
Metals; Metallurgy
Stiff bright wire of hard temper. Normally wire is drawn down to size without annealing.
Bright basic wire
Metals; Metallurgy
Bright steel wire, slightly softer than Bright Bessemer Wire. Used for round head wood screws, bolts and rivets, electric welded chain, etc.
