Metallurgy

Metallurgy

Metal works and production.

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fiber or fibre

Metals; Metallurgy

Direction in which metals have been caused to flow, as by rolling, with microscopic evidence in the form of fibrous appearance in the direction of flow.

fiber stress

Metals; Metallurgy

Local stress through a small area (a point or line) on a section where the stress is not uniform, as in a beam under a bending load.

fibrous fracture

Metals; Metallurgy

A fracture whose surface is characterized by a dull gray or silky appearance.

Finished edges, the final contours of which are produced by drawing the strip over a series of small steel files. This is the usual and accepted method of dressing the edges of annealed spring steel ...

ferritic grain size

Metals; Metallurgy

The grain size of the ferric matrix of a steel.

ferro-manganese

Metals; Metallurgy

An alloy of iron and manganese (80% manganese) used in making additions of manganese to steel or cast-iron. Ferroalloy, An alloy of iron with a sufficient amount of some element or elements such as ...

fiber

Metals; Metallurgy

(1) The characteristic of wrought metal that indicates directional properties. It is revealed by etching a longitudinal section or manifested by the fibrous appearance of a fracture. It is caused ...