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Terms used in the Metals Industry

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Impact

A part formed in a press from a metal slug in a die, usually cold, by rapid application of force through a punch, causing the metal to flow around the punch and/or through an opening in the die.

Inclusion

Foreign material in the metal or impressed into the surface.

Intergranular Corrosion

Corrosion occurring preferentially at grain boundaries.

Interleaving

The insertion of paper between layers of metal to protect from damage or to facilitate shearing and prevent sticking of sheets of foil.

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