Materials science

Materials science

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

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decarburization

Metals; Metallurgy

Removal of carbon from the outer surface of iron or steel, usually by heating in an oxidizing or reducing atmosphere. Water vapor, oxygen and carbon dioxide are strong ...

decoration of dislocations

Metals; Metallurgy

Segregation of solute atoms to the line of a dislocation in a crystal. In ferrite, the dislocations may be decorated with carbon or nitrogen atoms.

dead soft temper

Metals; Metallurgy

Condition of maximum softness commercially attainable in wire, strip, or sheet metal in the annealed state.

deburring

Metals; Metallurgy

A method whereby the raw slit edge of metal is removed by rolling or filing.

dead soft steel

Metals; Metallurgy

Steel, normally made in the basic open-hearth furnace or by the basic oxygen process with carbon less than 0. 10% and manganese in the 0. 20-0. 50% range, completely annealed.

direct chill casting

Metals; Metallurgy

A continuous method of making ingots or billets for sheet or extrusion by pouring the metal into a short mold. The base of the mold is a platform that is gradually lowered while ...