Materials science

Materials science

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

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non-scalloping quality strip steel

Metals; Metallurgy

Strip steel ordered or sold on the basis of absence of unevenness, or ears, on the edges of the steel, when subjected to deep drawing.

non-ferrous metals

Metals; Metallurgy

Metals or alloys that are free of iron or comparatively so.

non-metallic inclusions

Metals; Metallurgy

Impurities (commonly oxides), sulphides, silicates or similar substances held in metals mechanically during solidification or formed by reactions in the solid state.

nodular pearlite

Metals; Metallurgy

Pearlite that has grown as a colony with an approximately spherical morphology.

nitriding steel

Metals; Metallurgy

Steel which is particularly suited for the nitriding process, that is, it will form a very hard and adherent surface upon proper nitriding (heating in a partially dissociated ...

nitriding

Metals; Metallurgy

Introducing nitrogen into a solid ferrous alloy by holding at a suitable temperature (below Ac1 for ferritic steels) in contact with a nitrogenous material, usually ammonia of ...