| Adapti Investment Casting Process | (english) A lost wax process employing one of three methods; centrifugal, vacuum or gravity-pouring casting. |
| Adeline Steelmaking Process | (english) Method of producing a precision casting of steel or steel alloys using aluminolthermic process and lost wax, followed by centrifugal action. |
| Aging 2 | (english) A change in properties that occurs at ambient or moderately elevated temperatures after hot working or a heat treating operation (quench aging in ferrous alloys), or after a cold working operation (strain aging). The change in properties is often, but not always, due to a phase change (precipitation), but does not involve a change in chemical composition. In a metal or alloy, a change in properties that generally occurs slowly at room temperature and more rapidly at higher temperatures. |
| Back Rake | (english) The angular surface ground back from the cutting edge of cutting tools. On lathe cutting tools. The rake is positive if the face slopws down from the cutting edge toward the shank, and negative if the face sloopes upward toward the shank. |
| Backward Extrusion | (english) Forcing metal to flow in a direction opposite to the motion of a punch or die. |
| Backwardation | (english) Market condition where the spot, or current price for a metal is higher than the three-month delivery price. This usually indicates immediate demand is perceived to be stronger than long-term demand. Not considered to be a "normal" market state (See Contango). |
| Ball Burnishing | (english) A method of obtaining a high luster on small parts by rotating them in a wooden-lined barrel with water, burnishing soap, and stainless steel shot. |
| BALL VALVE | (english) A valve that may be used to divert the flow of fluid in a passage. Most normally configured in a two-way pattern that is either open or closed. |
| Band Wareroom | (english) A storage area in Strip Steel used for storing hot bands (coil made from slab). |
| Bars | (english) A relatively long straight, rigid piece pf metal; long steel products rolled from billets into such shapes as squares,rectangles, rounds,angles,channels,hexagons,and tees. In steel, “merchant bars” include rounds,flats,angles,squares,and channels that are used by fabricators to manufacture a wide variety of products such as furniture,stair railings and farm equipment. Concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) is used to strengthen concrete in highways,bridges and buildings. |