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Metallurgy
Metal works and production.
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substrate
Metals; Metallurgy
The layer of metal underlying a coating, regardless of whether the layer is base metal.
sulfide spheroidization
Metals; Metallurgy
A stage of overheating in which sulfide inclusions are partly or completely spheroidized.
sulfur
Metals; Metallurgy
Chemical symbol S) Element No. 16 of the periodic system; atomic weight 32. 06. Non-metal occurring in a number of allotropic modifications, the most common being a pale-yellow brittle solid. In ...
sulfur print
Metals; Metallurgy
A macrographic method of examining distribution of sulfide inclusions.
superalloy
Metals; Metallurgy
An alloy developed for very high temperature service where relatively high stresses (tensile, thermal, vibratory, and shock) are encountered and where oxidation resistance is frequently required.
supercooling
Metals; Metallurgy
Cooling to a temperature below that of an equilibrium phase transformation without the transformation taking place.
superficial rockwell hardness test
Metals; Metallurgy
Form of Rockwell hardness test using relatively light loads which produce minimum penetration. Used for determining surface hardness or hardness of thin sections or small parts, or where large ...
