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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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hardness
Metals; Metallurgy
Degree to which a metal will resist cutting, abrasion, penetration, bending and stretching. The indicated hardness of metals will differ somewhat with the specific apparatus and ...
heat tinting
Metals; Metallurgy
Colouration of a metal surface through oxidation by heating to reveal details of structure.
heat of steel
Metals; Metallurgy
The product of a single melting operation in a furnace, starting with the charging of raw materials and ending with the tapping of molten metal and consequently identical in its ...
hard drawing
Metals; Metallurgy
Drawing metal wire through a die to reduce cross section and increase tensile strength.
hard drawn
Metals; Metallurgy
Wire or tubing drawn to high tensile strength by a high degree of cold work.
hard drawn spring steel wire
Metals; Metallurgy
A medium high carbon cold drawn spring steel wire. Used principally for cold wound springs.
hard temper
Metals; Metallurgy
(A) (For steel see Full Hard Temper) (B) In brass mill terminology. Hard Temper is four B&S numbers hard or 37. 1% reduction.
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