A B C DE F G H I J K L M N O P Q R Sa-Sq St-Sy T U V W X Y Z Permission ASM International Copyright © 2001 ASM International®. All Rights Reserved. gage (1) The thickness of sheet or the diameter of wire. The various standards are arbitrary and differ with regard to ferrous and nonferrous products as well […]
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Glossary – F
A B C DE F G H I J K L M N O P Q R Sa-Sq St-Sy T U V W X Y Z Permission ASM International Copyright © 2001 ASM International®. All Rights Reserved. face In a lathe tool, the surface against which the chips bear as they are formed. face milling Milling a surface that is perpendicular to the cutter […]
Glossary – E
A B C DE F G H I J K L M N O P Q R Sa-Sq St-Sy T U V W X Y Z Permission ASM International Copyright © 2001 ASM International®. All Rights Reserved. earing The formation of ears or scalloped edges around the top of a drawn shell, resulting from directional differences in the plastic-working properties of rolled metal, with, […]
Glossary – D
A B C DE F G H I J K L M N O P Q R Sa-Sq St-Sy T U V W X Y Z Permission ASM International Copyright © 2001 ASM International®. All Rights Reserved. damage tolerance (1) A design measure of crack growth rate. Cracks in damage-tolerant designed structures are not permitted to grow to critical size during expected service life. […]
Glossary – B
A B C DE F G H I J K L M N O P Q R Sa-Sq St-Sy T U V W X Y Z Permission ASM International Copyright © 2001 ASM International®. All Rights Reserved. Babbitt metal A nonferrous bearing alloy originated by Isaac Babbitt in 1839. Currently, the term includes several tin-base alloys consisting mainly of various amounts of copper, antimony, […]
Glossary – A
A B C DE F G H I J K L M N O P Q R Sa-Sq St-Sy T U V W X Y Z Permission ASM International Copyright © 2001 ASM International®. All Rights Reserved. abrasion A process in which hard particles or protuberances are forced against and moved along a solid surface. (2) A roughening or scratching of a surface due […]
Glossary – C
A B C DE F G H I J K L M N O P Q R Sa-Sq St-Sy T U V W X Y Z Permission ASM International Copyright © 2001 ASM International®. All Rights Reserved. cake (1) A copper or copper alloy casting, rectangular in cross section, used for rolling into sheet or strip. (2) A coalesced mass of unpressed metal powder. […]