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Metallurgy
Metal works and production.
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Volume Defects
Materials science; Metallurgy
Volume defects in crystals are three-dimensional aggregates of atoms or vacancies. It is common to divide them into four classes in an imprecise classification that is based on a combination of the ...
Turning
Materials science; Metallurgy
A method for removing the surface from a circular piece by bringing the cutting edge of a tool against it while the piece is rotated.
Knurling
Materials science; Metallurgy
Knurling is a process for working metals and other materials by plastic deformation of the surface using knurling tools, such as rolls, serrated rollers, and thread-rolling dies.Shape knurling ...
Drawing
Materials science; Metallurgy
Drawing is a metalworking process which uses tensile forces to stretch metal. It is broken up into two types: sheet metal drawing and wire, bar, and tube drawing. The specific definition for sheet ...
Milling
Materials science; Metallurgy
The use of a rotating multi-point cutting tool to machine flat surfaces, slots, or internal recesses into a workpiece. Milling includes a wide range of versatile metal cutting operations.
Lapping
Materials science; Metallurgy
An abrasive process that removes the last bit of unwanted material. A lapping process sometimes uses an abrasive paste that is rubbed across the part to gradually smooth it.
Sawing
Materials science; Metallurgy
A basic metal cutting process that uses a blade with a series of teeth on its edge to cut a narrow opening in a workpiece. Sawing may be used to produce slots or grooves or to separate the workpiece ...
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