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Metallurgy
Metal works and production.
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buckle
Metals; Metallurgy
Bulges and/ or hollows occurring along the length of the metal with the edges remaining otherwise flat.
brinell hardness test
Metals; Metallurgy
A common standard method of measuring the hardness of materials. The smooth surface of the metal is subjected to indentation by a hardened steel ball under pressure. The diameter of the indentation, ...
break test
Metals; Metallurgy
A method of testing hardened and tempered high carbon spring steel strip wherein the specimen is held and bent across the grain in a vice-like calibrated testing machine. Pressure is applied until ...
bridling
Metals; Metallurgy
The cold working of dead soft annealed strip metal immediately prior to a forming, bending, or drawing operation. A process designed to prevent the formulation of Luder's lines. Caution-Bridled metal ...
bronze
Metals; Metallurgy
Primarily an alloy of copper and tin, but additionally, the name is used when referring to other alloys not containing tin, for example, aluminum bronze, manganese bronze, and beryllium bronze.
broaching
Metals; Metallurgy
Multiple shaving, accomplished by pushing a tool with stepped cutting edges along the piece, particularly through holes.
brittleness
Metals; Metallurgy
The tendency of a metal or material to fracture without undergoing appreciable plastic deformation.
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