| defects of wood | ตำหนิของไม้ |
| Backoff | Removal of part of coil from entry end of unit; may be necessitated by a defect in coil or by a wreck in the mill, etc. Backoff weight is the part of the coil that is removed and not finished/produced. |
| Blackening Scab | (english) A form of casting defect related to an improper coating rather than to the sand. |
| Bleeder | (english) A defect wherein a casting lacks completeness due to moltn metal draining or leaking out of some part of the mold cavity after pouraing has stopped. |
| Blister | (english) 1) Coating defect consisting of the formation of bubbles in a coating, which appear as hemispherical elevations. The blisters are hollow, and are usually caused by entrapped air or solvent. 2) A raised spot on the surface on the surface of metal due to expansion of gas which causes a subsurface metal separation such as inclusions and small laminations. |
| Blister 2 | (english) A defect in metal, on or near the surface, resulting from the expansion of gas in a subsurface zone. Very small blisters are called pinheads or pepper blisters. |
| Blow Back | (english) A coating defect consisting of a lower coating film weight on the bottom of the coated sheet caused by high velocity air in the oven. Blow back usually occurs with high solids coatings which have little solvent to evaporate and "set" the film. |
| Blowhole | (english) A defect in a casting caused by trapped steam or gas. |
| Blush | (english) A coating defect consisting of the whitening of a cured film which results in a translucent or opaque appearance with accompanying loss of gloss. Blushing usually occurs during the pasteurization or steam processing of films which are undercured or water sensitive. |
| Bruise | (english) A mark transferred to the strip surface from a defective process roll. Similar to dent or punchmark. |