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The the study of matter and their applications in various areas of science and engineering.
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strain
Metals; Metallurgy
A measure of the relative change in the size of a body. Linear strain is the change per unit length of a linear dimension. True (or natural) strain is the natural logarithm of the ...
steel
Metals; Metallurgy
An iron-base alloy usually containing carbon and other alloying elements. In carbon steel and low-alloy steel, the maximum carbon content is about 2. 0%; in high-alloy steel, ...
sterling silver
Metals; Metallurgy
A silver alloy containing at least 95. 2% Ag, the remainder being unspecified but usually copper.
sticker
Metals; Metallurgy
Steel sheets or strip adhering. Usually by fusion spots caused by overheating during box annealing.
straight-chrome
Metals; Metallurgy
An iron alloy. A term indicating a group of stainless steels the principal alloying element of which is chromium in varying amounts from 4. 00 to 27. 00%.
stainless steel
Metals; Metallurgy
Corrosion resistant steel of a wide variety, but always containing a high percentage of chromium. These are highly resistant to corrosion attack by organic acids, weak mineral ...
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