abrasive cutoff disc
Blade-like disc with abrasive particles that cuts/parts stock in a slicing motion.
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abrasive cutoff machine
Machine that uses blade-like discs impregnated with abrasive particles to cut/part stock. See saw, sawing machine.
abrasive flow machining
Finishing and deburring operation for holes, inaccessible areas or restricted passages. Done by clamping the workpiece in a fixture, then e…
abrasive machining
Various grinding, honing, lapping and polishing operations that utilize abrasive particles to impart new shapes, improve finishes and part …
abrasive-wire bandsawing
Variation of bandsawing that uses a small-diameter wire with diamond, cubic boron nitride or aluminum-oxide abrasives bonded to the surface…
additives
Sulfur, chlorine and other materials added to cutting fluids to improve lubricity, stabilize oil emulsions and prevent chipwelding under hi…
admixture
Mixture of concentrate and water prepared to restore depleted cutting fluid to its original state.
age hardening
Hardening of a heat-treated material that occurs slowly at room temperature and more rapidly at higher temperatures. Usually follows rapid …
alloy steels
Steel containing specified quantities of alloying elements (other than carbon and the commonly accepted amounts of manganese, sulfur and ph…
alloying element
Element added to a metal to change its mechanical and/or physical properties.
alloys
Substances having metallic properties and being composed of two or more chemical elements of which at least one is a metal.
alpha iron
The body-centered cubic form of pure iron. Each of eight atoms is located in the corner of a cube, and one atom is located in the center of…