Aluminum

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notch double shear

Metals; Aluminum

An abrupt deviation from straight on a sheared edge. This offset may occur if the flat sheet or plate product is longer than the blade for the final shearing operation.

nonferrous

Metals; Aluminum

Not containing iron; a generic term for metals other than iron and alloys not containing iron.

nonfill

Metals; Aluminum

Failure of metal to fill a forging die impression.

non-heat treatable alloys

Metals; Aluminum

Aluminum alloys that are strengthened by cold working and not by heat treatment.

The process of injecting nitrogen, either liquid or gaseous, at the die openings to surround the emerging extrusion in an environment high in nitrogen and low in oxygen. This delays the formation of ...

nitriding

Metals; Aluminum

The introduction of nitrogen into the surface of tool steels by holding at a suitable temperature in contact with a nitrogenous material, usually ammonia, to produce a hard wear resistant case.

modulus of elasticity

Metals; Aluminum

The ratio of stress to corresponding strain throughout the range where they are proportional. As there are three kinds of stresses, so there are three kinds of moduli of elasticity for any material ...