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The the study of matter and their applications in various areas of science and engineering.
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standard gold
Metals; Metallurgy
A legally adopted alloy for coinage of gold. In the United States the alloy contains 10% Cu.
stamping
Metals; Metallurgy
A term used to refer to various press forming operations in coining, embossing, blanking, and pressing.
stablizing treatment
Metals; Metallurgy
Any treatment intended to stabilize the structure of an alloy of the dimensions of a part. (1) Heating austenitic stainless steels that contain titanium, columbium, or tantalum to ...
stabilizing treatment
Metals; Metallurgy
A thermal treatment designed to precipitate material from solid solution, in order to improve the workability, to decrease the tendency of certain alloys to age harden at room ...
stabilizing anneal
Metals; Metallurgy
A treatment applied to austentic stainless steels that contain titanium or columbium. This treatment consists of heating to a temperature below that of a full anneal in order to ...
spring temper
Metals; Metallurgy
In brass mill terminology, Spring Temper is eight numbers hard or 60. 50% reduction.
spring-back
Metals; Metallurgy
An indicator of elastic stresses, frequently measured as the increase in diameter of a curved strip after removing it from the mandrel about which it was held. The measurement is ...
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