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. machinability The relative ease of machining a metal. machinability index A relative measure of the machinability of an engineering material under specified standard conditions. Also known as […]
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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. lack of fusion (LOF) A condition in a welded joint in which fusion is less than complete. lack of penetration (LOP) A condition in a welded joint […]
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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. karat A unit for designating the fineness of gold in an alloy. In this system, 24 karat (24 k) is 1000 fine or pure gold. The most […]
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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. jaw crusher A machine for the primary disintegration of metal pieces, ores, or agglomerates into coarse powder. jig A mechanism for holding a part and guiding the […]
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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. IACS International annealed copper standard; a standard reference used in reporting electrical conductivity. The conductivity of a material, in %IACS, is equal to 1724.1 divided by the […]
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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. habit plane The plane or system of planes of a crystalline phase along which some phenomenon, such as twinning or transformation, occurs. Hadfield steel See austenitic manganese […]
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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 […]