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MASTER ALLOY [3 records]

Record 1 2010-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
CONT

Master alloys and alloying additives are alloy-element concentrates, grain refiners, hardeners, deoxidants and other agents added to a melt or metal-powder blend to produce a particular alloy, modify a melt, or alter processing characteristics.... An alloying additive, agent or modifier is combined with a master alloy to impart additional specialized characteristics.

PHR

Copper, nickel, silicon-manganese, tungsten alloying additive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale
PHR

Alliage d'addition de cuivre, de nickel, de tungstène.

PHR

Alliage d'addition primaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
DEF

An alloy intended only for addition to a melt to adjust composition or to control impurities (generally supplied in form of lumps, ingot sticks or shots, in special cases in [the] form of wire). [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

master alloy : term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale
DEF

Alliage prévu seulement pour l'addition à la charge en vue d'ajuster la composition de l'alliage, ou de contrôler des impuretés (généralement fourni sous forme de blocs, lingots, baguettes ou grenailles; dans certains cas particuliers, sous forme de fils). [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

alliage mère : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Powder Metallurgy
DEF

An alloyed powder containing a relatively high concentration of one or more elements that may be difficult to introduce in their unalloyed states.

OBS

The master alloy powder is mixed with other powders to produce the required final composition after sintering.

OBS

master alloy powder : term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie des poudres
DEF

Poudre d'alliage contenant en concentration assez élevée un ou plusieurs éléments. Ces éléments sont en général difficiles à introduire à l'état pur.

OBS

La poudre d'alliage mère est utilisée en mélange avec d'autres poudres de façon à obtenir la composition finale requise.

OBS

poudre d'alliage mère : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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