Metallurgy

Metallurgy

Metal works and production.

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clad metal

Metals; Metallurgy

A composite metal containing two or three layers that have been bonded together. The bonding may have been accomplished by co-rolling, welding, heavy chemical deposition or heavy electroplating.

chromium-nickel steel

Metals; Metallurgy

Steel usually made by the electric furnace process in which chromium and nickel participate as alloying elements. The stainless steel of 18% chromium and 8% nickel are the better known of the ...

Chemical symbol Cr. Element No. 24 of the periodic system; atomic weight 52. 01. It is of bright silvery color, relatively hard. It is strongly resistant to atmospheric and other oxidation. It is of ...

chromadizing

Metals; Metallurgy

Forming an acid surface to improve paint adhesion on aluminum or aluminum alloys, mainly aircraft skins, by treatment with a solution of chromic acid.

charcoal tin plate

Metals; Metallurgy

Tin Plate with a relatively heavy coating of tin (higher than the Coke Tin Plate grades).

charpy test

Metals; Metallurgy

A pendulum-type single-blow impact test in which the specimen usually notched, is supported at both ends as a simple beam and broken by a falling pendulum. The energy absorbed, as determined by the ...

chipping

Metals; Metallurgy

A method for removing seams and other surface defects with chisel or gouge so that such defects will not be worked into the finished product. Chipping is often employed also to remove metal that is ...