| Beam and Sling | (english) Tackle used in conjunction with a crane for turning over the cope or drag of a mold prior to assembly. |
| Bearing Load | (english) A compressive load supported by a member, usually a tube or collar, along a line where contact is made with a pin, rivet, axle, or shaft. |
| Bearing Strength | (english) The maximum bearing load at failure divided by the effective bearing area. In a pinned or riveted joint, the iffective area is calculated as the product of the diameter of the hole and the thickness of the bearing member. |
| Bed-In | (english) Method whereby drag may be rammed in the pit or flask without necessity of rolling over. Process used in production of heavy castings. |
| Bedding a Core | (english) Resting an irregularly shaped core on a bed of sand for drying. |
| Bell Mouth | (english) The flaring or tapering of a machined hole, usually made at the entrance end because of misalignment or spring of the cutting tool. |
| Belt Wrapper | (english) Line equipment used in the Tin Mill for starting coils on prime or reject reels. The belt wrapper ensures a proper start. |
| Bench Grinder | (english) A small grinding machine for shaping and sharpening the cutting edges of tools. |
| Bend Radius | (english) The inside radius of a bent section, |
| Bend Test | (english) Various tests which is used to ascertain the toughness and ductility of a metal product, in which the material is bent around its axis and/ or around an outside radius. A complete test might specify such a bend to be both with and against the direction of grain. For testing, samples should be edge filed to remove burrs and any edgewise cracks resulting from slitting or shearing. If a vice is to be employed, then you must line the jaws with some soft metal, to permit a flow of the metal in the piece being tested. |