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DRIFT TEST [2 records]

Record 1 1997-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copper and Copper Alloys (Metallurgy)
  • Metallurgy - General
DEF

A test used to determine the capacity of a tube for expansion and to reveal surface defects by pushing a cone into the open end of a tube.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cuivre et alliages du cuivre (Métallurgie)
  • Métallurgie générale
DEF

Essai effectué pour déterminer la capacité d'expansion du tube et pour révéler les défauts de surface en introduisant une pièce conique dans l'extrémité ouverte de l'échantillon.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
DEF

A workshop test in which the ductility of a metal is assessed by driving a conical drift into a hole drilled in a plate. A hole of a given diameter is drilled into a plate near to an edge. The drift usually has a taper of one in ten, and is driven into the hole until a specified increase in diameter is obtained or until cracking occurs.

OBS

The term drift test is also applied to a test applied to tubes, in which the diameter is increased at one end by forcing into the bore a conical drift of specified taper. This latter test is also referred to as a flaring test.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale

Spanish

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