Materials science

Materials science

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

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scleroscope test

Metals; Metallurgy

A hardness test where the loss in kinetic energy of a falling metal tup, absorbed by indentation upon impact of the tup on the metal being tested, is indicated by the height of ...

scleroscope hardness

Metals; Metallurgy

A method for measuring the hardness of metals; a diamond-pointed hammer drops from a fixed distance through a tube onto the smoothed metal surface and the rebound measured. The ...

scale

Metals; Metallurgy

A layer of oxidation products formed on a metal at high temperature.

scab

Metals; Metallurgy

A blemish caused on a casting by eruption of gas from the mold face, or by uneven mold surfaces; or occurring where the skin from a blowhole has partly burned away and is not ...

rolling mills

Metals; Metallurgy

Equipment used for rolling down metal to a smaller size or to a given shape employing sets of rolls the contours of which determine or fashion the product into numerous ...