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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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ironing
Metals; Metallurgy
Thinning the walls of deep drawn articles by reducing the clearance between punch and die.
isothermal annealing
Metals; Metallurgy
A process in which a ferrous alloy is heated to produce a structure partly or wholly austenitic, and is then cooled to and held at a temperature that causes transformation of the ...
iron
Metals; Metallurgy
An element that has an average atomic number of 55. 85 and that always, in engineering practice, contains small but significant amounts of carbon. Thus iron-carbon alloys ...
inhibitor
Metals; Metallurgy
A substance which retards some specific chemical reaction. Pickling inhibitors retard the dissolution of metal without hindering the removal of scale from steel.
interleaving
Metals; Metallurgy
The placing of a sheet of paper between two adjacent layers of metal to facilitate handling and shearing of rectangular sheets, or to prevent sticking or scratching.
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