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Metallurgy

Metal works and production.

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Metallurgy

hardness

Metals; Metallurgy

Degree to which a metal will resist cutting, abrasion, penetration, bending and stretching. The indicated hardness of metals will differ somewhat with the specific apparatus and technique of ...

heat tinting

Metals; Metallurgy

Colouration of a metal surface through oxidation by heating to reveal details of structure.

heat of steel

Metals; Metallurgy

The product of a single melting operation in a furnace, starting with the charging of raw materials and ending with the tapping of molten metal and consequently identical in its characteristics.

hard drawing

Metals; Metallurgy

Drawing metal wire through a die to reduce cross section and increase tensile strength.

hard drawn

Metals; Metallurgy

Wire or tubing drawn to high tensile strength by a high degree of cold work.

hard drawn spring steel wire

Metals; Metallurgy

A medium high carbon cold drawn spring steel wire. Used principally for cold wound springs.

hard temper

Metals; Metallurgy

(A) (For steel see Full Hard Temper) (B) In brass mill terminology. Hard Temper is four B&S numbers hard or 37. 1% reduction.

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