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The the study of matter and their applications in various areas of science and engineering.
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corrugated
Metals; Metallurgy
As a defect. Alternate ridges and furrows. A series of deep short waves.
corrosion embrittlement
Metals; Metallurgy
The severe loss of ductility of a metal resulting from corrosive attack, usually intergranular and often not visually apparent.
coring
Metals; Metallurgy
A variation of composition between the center and surface of a unit of structure (such as a dendrite, a grain or a carbide particle) resulting from non-equilibrium growth over a ...
corrosion
Metals; Metallurgy
Deterioration of a metal by chemical or electrochemical reaction with its environment.
copper
Metals; Metallurgy
Chemical symbol Cu) Element No. 29 of the periodic system, atomic weight 63. 57. A characteristically reddish metal of bright luster, highly malleable and ductile and having high ...
cooling stresses
Metals; Metallurgy
Stresses developed by uneven contraction or external constraint of metal during cooling; also those stresses resulting from localized plastic deformation during cooling, and ...
controlled atmosphere furnaces
Metals; Metallurgy
A furnace used for bright annealing into which specially prepared gases are introduced for the purpose of maintaining a neutral atmosphere so that no oxidizing reaction between ...
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