SPRING TEMPER. A temper of nonferrous alloys and some ferrous alloys characterized by tensile strength and hardness about two-thirds of the way from full hard to extra spring temper.
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THERMAL STRESS. Stresses in metal resulting from non-uniform temperature distribution.
SOLID SOLUTION. A single, solid, homogenous crystalline phase containing two or more chemical species.
VACUUM ANNEALING. Annealing carried out at sub-atmospheric pressure.
SECONDARY HARDNESS. The higher hardness developed by certain alloy steels when they are cooled from a tempering operation. This should always be followed […]