ULTIMATE STRENGTH. The maximum conventional stress (tensile, compressive or shear) that a material can withstand.
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SUPERCOOLING. Cooling below the temperature at which an equilibrium phase transformation can take place, without actually obtaining the transformation.
SPALLING. A chipping or flaking of a surface due to any kind of improper heat treatment or material dissociation.
SHIM. A thin piece of material placed between two surfaces to obtain a proper fit, adjustment, or alignment. The piece can also be […]
TRANSGRANULAR FRACTURE. Fracture through or across the crystals or grains of a metal. Also called transcrystalline fracture or intracrystalline fracture.