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Glossary

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There are currently 5 terms in this directory beginning with the letter H.
Hardness
Resistance of a material to indentation as measured by such methods as Brinell, Rockwell, and Vickers. The term hardness also refers to stiffness of a material, or its resistance to scratching, abrasion, or cutting.

Heat
A single furnace charge of metal.

Heat Treatment
A combination of heating and cooling operations that are applied to a metal or alloy to improve its properties and microstructures.

Hot tear
Irregularly shaped fracture in a casting resulting from stresses set up by steep thermal gradients within the casting during solidification.

Hotbox
process A resin-based process that uses heated metal core boxes to produce cores.