Materials science

Materials science

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

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bearing load

Metals; Metallurgy

A compressive load supported by a member, usually a tube or collar, along a line where contact is made with a pin, rivet, axle, or shaft.

bearing strength

Metals; Metallurgy

The maximum bearing load at failure divided by the effective bearing area. In a pinned or riveted joint, the effective area is calculated as the product of the diameter of the ...

basic steel

Metals; Metallurgy

Steel melted in a furnace with a basic bottom and lining and under a slag containing an excess of a basic substance such as magnesia or lime.

bath annealing

Metals; Metallurgy

Is immersion is a liquid bath (such as molten lead or fused salts) held at an assigned temperature-when a lead bath is used, the process is known as lead annealing.

basic oxygen process

Metals; Metallurgy

A steel making process wherein oxygen of the highest purity is blown onto the surface of a bath of molten iron contained in a basic lined and ladle shaped vessel. The melting ...

bark

Metals; Metallurgy

Surface of metal, under the oxide-scale layer, resulting from heating in an oxidizing environment. In the case of steel, such bark always suffers from decarburization.