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Metals

Of or pertaining to any element, compound or alloy that conducts both heat and electricity.

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stretcher flattening

Metals; Aluminum

A process of removing bow and warpage where an extrusion is gripped between jaws and subjected to a stress higher than its yield strength and is elongated a definite amount to ...

stretching

Metals; Aluminum

In extrusion: straightening an aluminum member by pulling. An average stretch increases the length by about one-half of one percent, and produces correspondingly a slight decrease ...

hollow billet

Metals; Aluminum

A billet prepared for extruding seamless tube or pipe. The outside diameter may be scalped and the inside diameter may be bored or cast hollow to assure sound metal.

hollow dies

Metals; Aluminum

Extrusion tools capable of forming profiles with voids where such dies are typically classified as either bridge, porthole or spider types. Extruded sections produced on these ...

hinge joint

Metals; Aluminum

A joint which, when assembled, allows its parts to rotate relative to each other without separating. Hinge joints are extruded as relatively loose slip-fit joints with an ...

high-solids coating

Metals; Aluminum

Coatings greater than 40% solids by volume, thereby reducing solvent emissions during the application.

heat treating

Metals; Aluminum

Heating and cooling a solid metal or alloy in such a way as to obtain desired conditions or properties. Commonly used as a shop term to denote a thermal treatment to increase ...