THERMAL SHOCK. The development of a steep temperature gradient and accompanying high stresses within a structure.
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TRANSGRANULAR CRACKING. Cracking or fracturing that occurs through or across a crystal or grains. Also called transcrystalline cracking.
SHAKER-HEARTH FURNACE. A continuous type furnace that uses a reciprocating shaker motion to move the parts along the hearth.
SCLEROSCOPE TEST. A hardness test in which the loss in kinetic energy of a falling metal “tup,” absorbed by indentation upon impact of […]