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Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘N’

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘N’ Nabarro–Herring creep (NH creep) – It is a mechanism of deformation of crystalline materials (and amorphous materials) which occurs at low stresses and held at high temperatures in fine-grained materials. In Nabarro–Herring creep, atoms diffuse through the crystals, and the rate of creep varies inversely with the …

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘M’

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘M’ Macerate – It means to chop or shred fabric for use as a filler for a molding resin. Machinability – It is the relative ease with which material is removed from a solid by controlled chip-forming in a machining process. …

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘L’

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘L’ Label – It is an informative small document attached to an object. It is a piece of paper, plastic film, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a product, on which is written or printed information or symbols about the product or item. Laboratory information management …

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘K’

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘K’ Kaikaku – It is a critical element within the Lean manufacturing framework representing a profound paradigm shift, embodying the Japanese term for radical change. Distinguished from the incremental nature of continuous improvement, Kaikaku seeks to dismantle and radically overhaul existing …

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘J’

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘J’ Jack – It is a mechanical lifting device which is used to apply large forces or lift heavy loads. A mechanical jack uses a screw thread for lifting heavy equipment. A hydraulic jack uses hydraulic power. Jack arch – It is …

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘I’

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘I’ IACS – It means ‘International annealed copper standard is a measure of electrical conductivity agreed in 1913 with ‘pure’ copper set as 100 %. Advances in copper refining mean that now the pure Copper can attain 103 % IACS. The …

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘H’

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘H’ Habitat – It means the natural home of a living organism. The three components of wildlife habitat are food, water, and shelter. Habit plane – It is the plane or system of planes of a crystalline phase along which some …

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘G’

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘G’ Gabbro – It is a dark, coarse-grained igneous rock. Gable – It is the normally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system …

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘F’

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘F’ Fabric – It is a material made of woven fibers or filaments. It is a planar textile which is also known as cloth. Fabricated valve – It is a valve in which the body is neither cast nor forged but …

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘E’

Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘E’ Earing – It is the wavy symmetrical projections formed during cupping, deep drawing, or spinning. It is the formation of ears or scalloped edges around the top of a drawn shell, resulting from the directional differences in the plastic-working properties …

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