Metallurgy

Metallurgy

Metal works and production.

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preferred orientation

Metals; Metallurgy

A condition of a polycrystalline aggregate in which the crystal orientations are not random.

The ability of a material to exist in more than one crystallographic structure. Numerous metals change in crystallographic structure at transformation temperatures during heating or cooling. If the ...

pot

Metals; Metallurgy

A vessel for holding molten metal. Also used to refer to the electrolytic reduction cell employed in winning certain metals, such as aluminum, from a fused electrolyte.

postheating

Metals; Metallurgy

Heating weldments immediately after welding, for tempering, for stress relieving, or for providing a controlled rate of cooling to prevent formation of a hard or brittle structure.

plasticity

Metals; Metallurgy

The capacity of a metal to deform non-elastically without rupturing.

plate

Metals; Metallurgy

A flat-rolled metal product of some minimum thickness and width argitrarily dependent on the type of metal.

plate martensite

Metals; Metallurgy

Martensite formed, partly in steels containing more than about 0. 5% C and solely in steels containing more than about 1. 0% C, as lenticular-shape plates on irrational habit planes that are near ...