Metallurgy

Metallurgy

Metal works and production.

Industry: Metals; Materials science

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artifact

Metals; Metallurgy

In microscopy, a false structure introduced during preparation of a specimen.

artificial aging

Metals; Metallurgy

An aging treatment above room temperature.

American Society For Testing Material (ASTM)

Metals; Metallurgy

An organization for issuing standard specifications on materials, including metals and alloys.

anodizing

Metals; Metallurgy

A process of coating aluminum by anodic treatment resulting in a thin film of aluminum oxide of extreme hardness. A wide variety of dye colored coatings are possible by impregnation in process.

arc welding

Metals; Metallurgy

A group of welding processes wherein the metal or metals being joined are coalesced by heating with an arc, with or without the application of pressure and with or without the use of filler metal.

Heating to and holding at a suitable temperature and then cooling at a suitable rate, for such purposes as reducing hardness, improving machinability, facilitating cold working, producing a desired ...