Materials science

Materials science

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

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bluing

Metals; Metallurgy

Subjecting the scale-free surface of a ferrous alloy to the action of air, steam, or other agents at a suitable temperature, thus forming a thin blue film of oxide and improving ...

blue brittleness

Metals; Metallurgy

Brittleness exhibited by some steels after being heated to some temperature within the range of 300 (degrees) to 650 (degrees) F, and more especially if the steel is worked at the ...

blue annealing

Metals; Metallurgy

Heating hot rolled ferrous sheet in an open furnace to a temperature within the transformation range and then cooling in air, in order to soften the metal. The formation of a ...

blowhole

Metals; Metallurgy

A cavity which was produced during the solidification of metal by evolved gas, which in failing to escape is held in pockets.

bloom

Metals; Metallurgy

(1) Ancient Definition: iron produced in a solid condition directly by the reduction of ore in a primitive furnace. The carbon content is variable but usually low. Also known as ...