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11Lubricant — A lubricant is a substance introduced to reduce friction between moving surfaces. It may also have the function of transporting foreign particles and of distributing heat. The property of reducing friction is known as lubricity. A good lubricant… …
12aerospace industry — Introduction assemblage of manufacturing concerns that deal with vehicular flight within and beyond the Earth s atmosphere. (The term aerospace is derived from the words aeronautics and spaceflight.) The aerospace industry is engaged in the …
13Vickers VC10 — infobox Aircraft name = Vickers VC10 type = Jet Airliner manufacturer = Vickers Armstrongs caption = The Vickers VC10 prototype G ARTA first flew in 1962 in BOAC colours designer = George Edwards first flight = 29 June 1962 introduced = BOAC, 29… …
14Depleted uranium — The DU penetrator of a 30 mm round[1] Depleted uranium (DU; also referred to in the past as Q metal, depletalloy, or D 38) is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope U 235 than natural uranium (natural uranium is about 99.27% uranium… …
15Charpy impact test — v · d · e Materials failure modes Buckling · …
16Damage tolerance — is a property of a structure relating to its ability to sustain defects safely until repair can be effected. The approach to engineering design to account for damage tolerance is based on the assumption that flaws can exist in any structure and… …
17Chairlift — For the musical group, see Chairlift (band). A stairlift is sometimes called a chairlift . Hunter Mountain chairlift …
18Industrial radiography — is the use of ionizing radiation to view objects in a way that cannot be seen otherwise. It is not to be confused with the use of ionizing radiation to change or modify objects; radiography s purpose is strictly viewing. Industrial radiography… …
19ultrasonics — /ul treuh son iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception. [1930 35; see ULTRASONIC, ICS] * * * Vibrational or stress waves in elastic media that have a frequency above… …
20Surface grinding — is used to produce a smooth finish on flat surfaces. It is a widely used abrasive machining process in which a spinning wheel covered in rough particles (grinding wheel) cuts chips of metallic or non metallic substance from a workpiece, making a… …
