Arrangement of rolling mills, in direct line, allowing the metal to pass from one set of rolls into the next.
Surface discoloration on a metal, usually from a thin film of oxide or sulfide.
Transverse slipping of successive layers of a coil so that the edge of the coil is conical rather than flat.
Subjecting metal sheet or strip to a slight amount of cold rolling following annealing (usually ? to 1? %) to
90/1.03 carbon range (Also known as clock spring steel.) - This product, while similar to general description under heading of Tempered Spring Steel Strip, is manufactured and processed with great and extreme care exercised in each step of its production. Manufactured from carbon range of 90/1.03 with Rockwell range C 48/51. Clock spring quality has been ground and polished with edges dressed. It is usually supplied dark blue in color and has a wide range of uses, such as coiled and flat mechanical springs, ignition vibrator springs, springs for timing devices, springs for the electric and electronic fields, steel tapes,
Any medium or high carbon (excluding clock spring) strip steel of spring quality which has been hardened and tempered to meet specifications. Where specification calls for blue or straw color, same is accomplished by passing through heat prepared at proper temperature depending on color required. Blue is developed at approximately 600?F.
(Also termed "drawing.") - A process of reheating quench-hardened or normalized steel to a temperature below the transformation range and then cooling at any rate desired. The primary purpose of tempering is to impart a degree of plasticity or toughness to the steel to alleviate the brittleness of its martensite.
(Also called ultimate strength) - Breaking strength of a material when subjected to a tensile (stretching) force. Usually measured by placing a standard test piece in the jaws of a tensile machine, gradually separating the jaws, and measuring the stretching force necessary to break the test piece. Tensile strength is commonly expressed as pounds (or tons) per square inch of original cross section.
Sheet steel, coated with a lead-tin alloy. The percentage of tin is usually kept as low as possible because of its high cost; however, about 15% is normally necessary in order to obtain proper coating of the steel, since pure lead does not alloy with iron and some surface alloying is necessary for proper adhesion.
A device for measuring temperatures by the use of two dissimilar metals in contact; the junction of these metals gives rise to a measurable electrical potential with changes in temperature.
A hardened and tempered, edged, ground, and polished thin section, high carbon strip steel. Usually ?" in width and in thicknesses from .001 to .050" manufactured to extremely close tolerances. It is used primarily for determining measurement of openings by tool and die makers, machinists, and automobile technicians. It is prepared in handy pocket size knife-like holders containing an assembly of various thicknesses. Also prepared in standard 12" lengths with rounded ends in 10? and 25? coils. Universally used in the metal industry.
(A) - In stainless steel strip tempers are based on a minimum tensile or yield strength. For Chromium-Nickel grades three-quarter hard temper is 175,000 T.S., 135,000 Y.S. min. (B) In Brass mill terminology, this temper is three B & S numbers hard or 29.4% thickness reduction.
(Chemical Symbol Sn) - Element No. 50 of the periodic system; atomic weight 118.70. Soft silvery white metal of high malleability and ductility, but low tensile strength; melting point 449?F., boiling point 4384?F., yielding the longest molten-state range for any common metal; specific gravity 7.28. Principal use as a coating on steel in tin plate; also as a constituent in alloys.
A Tin Plate Base Box is measured in terms of pounds per Base Box (112 sheets 14" x 20") a unit peculiar to the tin industry. This corresponds to it?s area of sheet totaling to 31.360 square inches of any gage and is applied to tin plate weighing from 55 to 275 pounds per base box. To convert to decimal thickness multiply weight per base box by .00011.
Electroplating metal objects with tin; the object to be coated is made cathode (negative electrode) in an electrolytic bath containing a decomposable tin salt.
Coating with tin, commonly either by immersion into molten tin or by electro deposition; also by spraying.
(Chemical Symbol Ti) - Element No. 22 of the periodic system; atomic weight 47.90; melting point about 3270?F.; boiling point over 5430?F.; specific gravity 4.5. Bright white metal, very malleable and ductile when exceedingly pure. Its principal functions as an alloy in the making of steel (1) Fixes carbon in inert particles (a) reduces martensitic hardness and hardenability in medium chromium steel (b) prevents formation of austenite in high-chromium steels (c) prevents localized depletion of chromium in stainless steel during long heating. Now finding application in its own right because of its high strength and good corrosion resistance.
Any high carbon or alloy steel capable of being suitable tempered for use in the manufacture of tools.
Property of resisting fracture or distortion. Usually measured by impact test, high impact values indicating high toughness.
Extremely small quantity of an element, usually too small to determine quantitatively.
A constitutional change in a solid metal, e.g., the change from gamma to alpha iron, or the formation of pearlite from austenite.
Temperature range over which a chemical or metallurgical change takes place.
The temperature at which transformation occurs. The term is sometimes used to denote the limiting temperature of a transformation range.
Tempered martensite that etches rapidly, usually appears dark, and is not resolved by the microscope.
Hardened and tempered spring steel. .90 to 1 .05 carbon content. Ordinary tolerances, but rolled extra flat Rockwell C 50. Used in the manufacture of plastering trowels.
Supplied cold rolled and bright annealed. Carbon content about .70 Manganese .74. Must be formed very severely and must be as free as possible from decarburization.
A method for determining microhardness by using a Knoop diamond indenter or Vickers square-base pyramid indenter.
Cleaning articles by rotating them in a cylinder with cleaning materials.
(Chemical symbol W) - Element No. 74 of the periodic system; atomic weight 183.92. Gray metal of high tensile strength, ductile and malleable when specially handled. It is immune to atmospheric influences and most acids, but not to strong alkalies. The metal is used as filament and in thin sheet form in incandescent bulbs and radio tubes. (1) Forms hard abrasion resistant particles in tool steels. (2) Promotes hardness and strength at elevated temperatures.
Compound of tungsten and carbon, of composition varying between WC and W2C; imbedded in a matrix of soft metal, such as cobalt, extensively used for Sintered Carbide Tools (See).