ULTRA-SONIC TESTING. A nondestructive test applied to sound-conductive materials having elastic properties for the purpose of locating inhomogeneities of structural discontinuities within a material by means of an ultrasonic beam.
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ULTIMATE STRENGTH. The maximum conventional stress (tensile, compressive or shear) that a material can withstand.
TOTAL CARBON. The sum of the free and combined carbon (including carbon in solution) in a ferrous alloy.
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