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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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microstructure

Metals; Metallurgy

The structure of a prepared surface of a metal as revealed by a microscope at a magnification greater than ten diameters.

mild steel

Metals; Metallurgy

Carbon steel containing a maximum of about 0. 25% C.

mill edge

Metals; Metallurgy

The edge of strip, sheet or plate in the as rolled state. Unsheared.

mill finish

Metals; Metallurgy

A surface finish produced on sheet and plate. Characteristic of the ground finish used on the rolls in fabrication.

micrograph

Metals; Metallurgy

A graphic reproduction of the prepared surface of a specimen at a magnification greater than ten diameters. When photographed, the reproduction is known as a photomicrograph (not ...

microbands

Metals; Metallurgy

Thin sheet like volumes of constant thickness in which cooperative slip occurs on a fone scale. They are an instability which carry exclusively the deformation at medium strains ...

micro-crack

Metals; Metallurgy

A crack of microscopic size.