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Materials science

The the study of matter and their applications in various areas of science and engineering.

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abrasion

Metals; Metallurgy

The process of rubbing, grinding, or wearing away by friction.

abrasive

Metals; Metallurgy

A substance capable of grinding away another material.

accordion reed steel

Metals; Metallurgy

Hardened, tempered, polished and blued or yellow flat steel with dressed edges. Carbon content about 1. 00. Material has to possess good flatness, uniform hardness and high ...

acid steel

Metals; Metallurgy

Steel melted in a furnace with an acid bottom and lining and under a slag containing an excess of an acid substance such as silica.

acid-brittleness

Metals; Metallurgy

Brittleness resulting from pickling steel in acid; hydrogen, formed by the interaction between iron and acid, is partially absorbed by the metal, causing acid brittleness.

body-centered

Metals; Metallurgy

Having the equivalent lattice points at the corners of the unit cell, and at its center; sometimes called centered, or space-centered.

bonderizing

Metals; Metallurgy

The coating of steel with a film composed largely of zinc phosphate in order to develop a better bonding surface for paint or lacquer.