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Metals

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

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macroetching

Metals; Metallurgy

Etching of a metal surface with the objective of accentuating gross structural details, for observation by the unaided eye or at magnifications not exceeding ten diameters.

macrograph

Metals; Metallurgy

A photographic reproduction of any object that has not been magnified more than ten times.

macroscopic

Metals; Metallurgy

Visible either with the naked eye or under low magnification (as great as about ten diameters.

macro-etch

Metals; Metallurgy

Etching of a metal surface for accentuation of gross structural details and defects for observation by the unaided eye or at magnifications not exceeding ten diameters.

machinability

Metals; Metallurgy

The relative ease of machining a metal.

machinability index

Metals; Metallurgy

A relative measure of the machinability of an engineering material under specified standard conditions.

Luders Lines or Bands

Metals; Metallurgy

Elongated surface markings or depressions caused by localized plastic deformation that results form discontinuous (inhomogeneous) yielding.

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