Metallurgy

Metallurgy

Metal works and production.

Industry: Metals; Materials science

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idiomorph

Metals; Metallurgy

A particle of a phase the has a regular external shape.

hydrogen embrittlement

Metals; Metallurgy

A condition low ductility in metals resulting from the absorption of hydrogen.

hot top

Metals; Metallurgy

(1) A reservoir, thermally insulated or heated, to hold molten metal on top of a mold to feed the ingot or casting as it contracts on solidifying to avoid having pipe or voids.

hypereutectoid alloy

Metals; Metallurgy

In a eutectoid system, any alloy containing more than the eutectoid concentration of solute.

hot working

Metals; Metallurgy

Deformation under conditions that result in re-crystallization.

hot dip

Metals; Metallurgy

In steel mill practice, a process whereby ferrous alloy base metals are dipped into molten metal, usually zinc, tin, or terne, for the purpose of fizing a rust resistant coating.

heat-affected zone

Metals; Metallurgy

That portion of the base metal which was not melted during brazing, cutting, or welding, but whose microstructure and physical properties were altered by the heat.