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extraction

Metals; Aluminum

The general process of separating a metal from its ore.

etchant

Metals; Aluminum

Chemical solutions used to change the metal surface for cleaning, examination or for finishing.

etching

Metals; Aluminum

Shaping or texturing a metal surface by controlled corrosive action.

equivalent round

Metals; Aluminum

The diameter of a circle having a circumference equal to the outside perimeter of other than round tube.

endurance limit

Metals; Aluminum

The limiting stress below which a material will withstand a specified large number of cycles of stress.

emissivity

Metals; Aluminum

The relative ability of a material to radiate energy per unit of surface area expressed as a ratio to the radiation rate of an ideal black body of identical area and temperature.

embrittlement

Metals; Aluminum

Reduction in the normal ductility of a metal, due to physical or chemical change.

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