| Blasting (Blast Cleaning) | (english) A process for cleaning or finishing metal objects by use of an air blast or centrifugal wheel that throws abrasive particles against the surface of the work pieces. Small, irregular particles of steel or iron are used as the abrasive in grit blasting, and steel or iron balls in shot blasting. |
| Blue Brittleness | (english) Brittleness exhibited by some steels after being heated to some temperature within the range of 300 (degrees) to 650 (degrees) F, and more especially if the steel is worked at the elevated temperature. Killed steels are virtually free of this kind of brittleness. |
| Blue Brittleness 2 | (english) Reduced ductility occurring as a result of strain aging, when certain ferrous alloys are worked between 300 and 700 (degrees) F. This phenomenon may be observed at the working temperature or subsequently at lower temperatures. |
| Brite | (english) 1) Regular galvanize coating (not minimized spangle or JP). 2) Rolls that have no grit; smooth finish on surface of steel. |
| Brittle Fracture | (english) Fracture with little or no plastic deformation. |
| Brittle Fracture 2 | (english) Fracture preceded by little or negligible plastic deformation. |
| Brittle Inter-metallic Layer | (english) An iron-zinc alloy layer formed between the steel substrate and the free zinc of galvanized coatings. |
| Brittleness | (english) The tendency of a metal or material to fracture without undergoing appreciable plastic deformation. |
| Buckles | (english) Appeaars like a series of waves and are created during rolling as a result of mechanical misalignment or cross-section irregularities in supply coil. |
| Brittle: | (english) A brittle structure or material exhibits low ductility, meaning that it exhibits very little inelastic deformation before complete failure. |