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SPARK TESTING [1 record]

Record 1 1999-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
  • Steel
DEF

A rapid method for determining the approximate type of steel under examination by observing the nature, i.e. shape, volume, colour, and intensity, of the spark pattern emitted when it is abraded by a grindstone wheel.

Key term(s)
  • spark testing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale
  • Acier
DEF

Essai basé sur certaines particularités (forme, couleur, abondance) de la gerbe d'étincelles qui jaillit aux points de contact d'un échantillon ferreux et d'une meule émeri tournant à grande vitesse. Ces étincelles sont produites par l'arrachement de petites particules de métal qui s'oxydent à haute température [...]

Spanish

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