TRANSGRANULAR CRACKING. Cracking or fracturing that occurs through or across a crystal or grains. Also called transcrystalline cracking.
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SLOT FURNACE. A common batch furnace where stock is charged and removed through a slot or opening.
SHAKER-HEARTH FURNACE. A continuous type furnace that uses a reciprocating shaker motion to move the parts along the hearth.
THERMAL FATIGUE. Fracture resulting from the presence of temperature gradients that vary with time in such a manner as to produce cyclic stresses […]
TOUGHNESS. The ability of a metal to absorb energy and deform plastically before fracturing.