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Metallurgy
Metal works and production.
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mf temperature
Metals; Metallurgy
The temperature at which martensitic transformation is essentially complete during cooling after austenitization.
metastable
Metals; Metallurgy
Possessing a state of pseudo-equilibrium that has a free energy higher than that of the true equilibrium state but from which a system does not change spontaneously.
metalograph
Metals; Metallurgy
An optical instrument designed for both visual observation and photomicrography of prepared surfaces of opaque materials at magnifications ranging from about 25 to about 1500 diameters.
metal
Metals; Metallurgy
An opaque, lustrous, elemental substance that is a good conductor of heat and electricity and, when polished, a good reflector or light. Most metals are malleable and ductile and are, in general, ...
homogenizing
Metals; Metallurgy
Holding at high temperature to eliminate or decrease chemical segregation by diffusion.
high brass
Metals; Metallurgy
65% A copper-zinc alloy containing 35% zinc. Possesses high tensile strength. Used for springs, screws, rivets, etc.
heat treatment
Metals; Metallurgy
Heating and cooling a solid metal or alloy in such a way that desired structures, conditions or properties are attained. Heating for the sole purpose of hot working is excluded from the meaning of ...
