IndustrialDictionary

Metallurgy

190 entries in this trade.

dozen

nounMetallurgy

An old English measure of ore containing 12 hundredweight.

duralumin

nounMetallurgy

An alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry.

flush cast

adjectiveMetallurgy

Cast in such a way as to sit flush, fitting smoothly with the surroundings.

forestone

nounMetallurgy

A piece of cast-iron which lies across the hearth with its ends resting between the keystones, and which can be moved toward the front or back of the hearth as required. It is a part of the small rectangular furnace called the "ore-hearth," used in the smelting of lead.

foundress

nounMetallurgyobsolete, rare

A female founder (“one who founds or casts metals”).

gad

nounMetallurgydated

An indeterminate measure of metal produced by a furnace, sometimes equivalent to a bloom weighing around 100 pounds.

galvanic action

nounMetallurgy

an electrochemical action that generates electrical current between two metals of dissimilar electrode potential.

green

adjectiveMetallurgy

Of or pertaining to a part formed from compacted metal powder which has not yet undergone sintering to improve its strength.

greillade

nounMetallurgyobsolete

iron ore in coarse powder, prepared for reduction by the Catalan process

high speed steel

nounMetallurgy

A kind of tool steel, invented in the early 20th century, which retains its hardness and temper at high temperatures (at which previous kinds of tool steel would soften), thus allowing cutters made from it to be employed at higher cutting speeds than were previously practical.

high-entropy alloy

nounMetallurgy

a type of metallic alloy containing not one dominant element, but multiple major elements, with a single crystalline structure and existing in a single phase

hot rolling

nounMetallurgy

A rolling of metal at a temperature above that of its recrystallization point.

hot tear

nounMetallurgy

A fracture in a metal casting that occurs during solidification as a result of hindered contraction.

hot work

nounMetallurgy

Any of several plastic deformations of metal (or other material) at relatively high temperatures.

hydriding

nounMetallurgy

A process of reducing an ore to a metal by treatment with hydrogen at high temperature

ingate

nounMetallurgy

The aperture in a mould for pouring in the metal; the gate; tedge.

invest

verbMetallurgy

To prepare for lost wax casting by creating an investment mold (a mixture of a silica sand and plaster).

iron

nounMetallurgy

Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.

K-factor

nounMetallurgy

The bending capacity of sheet metal, as calculated using a formula.

Kirkendall effect

nounMetallurgy

The motion of the interface between two metals that occurs due to the difference in diffusion rates of the metal atoms.

knobble

verbMetallurgy

To produce wrought iron by treating (semirefined puddled iron) on a hearth before shingling.

ladle

nounMetallurgy

A container used in a foundry or steel mill to transport and pour out molten metal.

lance

nounMetallurgy

A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.

liquate

verbMetallurgy

To separate by fusion, as a more fusible from a less fusible material.

liquation

nounMetallurgy

The partial melting of a mixture of metals or ores in order to separate components.

loup

nounMetallurgyarchaic

A mass or ball of iron in a pasty condition, beaten by the trip hammer or rolls.

Lüders band

nounMetallurgy

A linear surface defect of metal alloys parallel to applied shear stress, as occurs from stretching during milling.

macrosegregation

nounMetallurgy

A variation in the composition of a metal casting caused by irregular movement during solidification

macrostructure

nounMetallurgy

The gross structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 10X or less.

metalliferous

adjectiveMetallurgy

Containing a metallic element. Often used to describe ores that are mined commercially.

metallography

nounMetallurgy

The study of the structure of metals and their alloys, by any of a variety of techniques