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Metallurgy

Metal works and production.

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Metallurgy

continuous strip mill

Metals; Metallurgy

A series of synchronized rolling mill stands in which coiled flat rolled metal entering the first pass (or stand) moves in a straight line and is continuously reduced in thickness (not width) at each ...

converter

Metals; Metallurgy

A furnace in which air is blown through the molten bath of crude metal or matte for the purpose of oxidizing impurities.

controlled rolling

Metals; Metallurgy

A hot rolling process in which the temperature of the steel is closely controlled, particularly during the final rolling passes, to produce a fine-grain microstructure.

continuous furnace

Metals; Metallurgy

Furnace, in which the material being heated moves steadily through the furnace.

continuous phase

Metals; Metallurgy

In an alloy or portion of an alloy containing more than one phase, the phase that forms the background or matrix in which the other phase or phases are present as isolated volumes.

continuous pickling

Metals; Metallurgy

Passing sheet or strip metal continuously through a series of pickling and washing tanks.

continuous casting

Metals; Metallurgy

A casting technique in which the ingot is continuously solidified while it is being poured, and the length is not determined by mold dimensions.

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