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Metals

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

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hardness

Metals; Steel

Defined in terms of the method of measurement. Usually the resistance to indentation: # Stiffness or temper of wrought products # Machinability characteristics.

hardening

Metals; Steel

Process that increases the hardness of steel, i.e., the degree to which steel will resist cutting, abrasion, penetration, bending, and stretching.

heavy structural shapes

Metals; Steel

A general term given to rolled flanged sections that have at least one dimension of their cross sections three inches or greater. The category includes beams, channels, tees and ...

high-carbon steel

Metals; Steel

Steel with more than 0. 3% carbon. The more carbon that is dissolved in the iron, the less formable and the tougher the steel becomes. High-carbon steel’s hardness makes it ...

high strength low alloy (HSLA)

Metals; Steel

A specific group of steel in which higher strength, and in some cases additional resistance to atmospheric corrosion or improved formability, are obtained by moderate amounts of ...

hot band

Metals; Steel

A coil of steel rolled on a hot-strip mill (hot-rolled steel). It can be sold in this form to customers or further processed into other finished products.

hot-rolled steel

Metals; Steel

A coil of steel rolled on a hot-strip mill (hot-rolled steel). It can be sold in this form to customers or further processed into other finished products.