Materials science

Materials science

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

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tandem mill

Metals; Metallurgy

Arrangement of rolling mills, in direct line, allowing the metal to pass from one set of rolls into the next.

taper section

Metals; Metallurgy

A section made at an acute angle to a surface of interest, thereby achieving a geometrical magnification of depth. A sectioning angle 5(degrees) 43 achieves a depth magnification ...

surface hardening

Metals; Metallurgy

A generic term covering several processes applicable to a suitable ferrous alloy that produce, by quench hardening only, a surface layer that is harder or more wear resistant than ...

superheating

Metals; Metallurgy

(1) Heating a phase to a temperature above that of a phase transformation without the transformation taking place. (2) Heating molten metal to a temperature to obtain more ...

sub-critical annealing

Metals; Metallurgy

An annealing treatment in which a steel is heated to a temperature below the A1 temperature and then cooled slowly to room temperature.

sub-grain

Metals; Metallurgy

A portion of a crystal or grain slightly different in orientation from neighboring portions of the same crystal. Generally, neighboring subgrains are separated by low-angle ...