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Manufacturing

The process of converting raw materials, components or parts into finished goods that meet the expectations and needs of consumers.

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stress

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

Force per unit area. True stress denotes stress determined by measuring force and area at the same time. Conventional stress, as applied to tension and compression tests, is force ...

cast iron

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

1) Iron with a carbon content that exceeds the solubility limit of carbon in austenite (approximately 1.8%) at the eutectic temperature. Cast Irons typically contain 1.8-4.5% ...

facing

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

A turning operation in which a single-point tool moves radially, along the end of the workpiece, removing a thin layer of material to provide a smooth flat surface. The cutting ...

alloy steel

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

Steels containing alloying elements and with qualities superior to those of carbon steels. An alloy steel is defined as meeting one or more of the following conditions: having a ...

toughness

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

(1) Capacity of a metal to absorb energy and deform plastically before fracturing. Usually measured in a notch impact test, high impact values indicating high toughness, but the ...

copper

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

Chemical symbol Cu. Element No. 29 of the periodic system, atomic weight 63.57. A characteristically reddish metal of bright luster, highly malleable and ductile and having high ...

zinc

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

Chemical Symbol Zn. Element No. 30 of the periodic system; atomic weight 65.38. Blue-white metal; when pure, malleable and ductile even at ordinary temperatures; melting point ...