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Metallurgy
Metal works and production.
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elongation
Metals; Metallurgy
Increase in length which occurs before a metal is fractured, when subjected to stress. This is usually expressed as a percentage of the original length and is a measure of the ductility of the metal.
electropolishing
Metals; Metallurgy
Improving the specular reflectivity of a metal surface by electrochemical dissolution.
electroplating
Metals; Metallurgy
The production of a thin coating of one metal on another by electodeposition. It is very extensively used in industry and is continuing to enlarge its useful functions. Various plated metal and ...
electrolytic tin plate
Metals; Metallurgy
Black Plate that has been Tin plated on both sides with commercially pure tin by electrodeposition.
electron beam microprobe analyzer
Metals; Metallurgy
An instrument for selective chemical analysis of a small volume of material. An electron beam bombards the area of interest and x-radiation thereby emitted is analyzed in a spectrometer.
electric furnace steel
Metals; Metallurgy
Steel made in any furnace where heat is generated electrically, almost always by arc. Because of relatively high cost, only tool steels and other high-value steels are made by the electric furnace ...
