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  2. Tempering (metallurgy) - Wikipedia

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    Tempering is a heat treatment technique applied to ferrous alloys, such as steel or cast iron, to achieve greater toughness by decreasing the hardness of the alloy. The reduction in hardness is usually accompanied by an increase in ductility, thereby decreasing the brittleness of the metal.

  3. Anvil - Wikipedia

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    A blacksmith working with a sledgehammer, assistant (striker) and Lokomo anvil in Finland. An anvil is a metalworking tool consisting of a large block of metal (usually forged or cast steel), with a flattened top surface, upon which another object is struck (or "worked"). Anvils are massive because the higher their inertia, the more efficiently ...

  4. Strength of Steel - Wikipedia

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    8.5/10 [5] Strength of Steel is the fourth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It was released by Metal Blade and Enigma Records on June 22, 1987. It is the group's sole charting album in the United States, peaking at No. 191 on the Billboard 200 album chart in 1987. [6] It was also the band's first release on Metal Blade Records ...

  5. List of cloud types - Wikipedia

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    The list of cloud types groups all genera as high (cirro-, cirrus), middle (alto-), multi-level (nimbo-, cumulo-, cumulus), and low (strato-, stratus). These groupings are determined by the altitude level or levels in the troposphere at which each of the various cloud types is normally found. Small cumulus are commonly grouped with the low ...

  6. List of RAL colours - Wikipedia

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    RAL 1015. Light ivory. Mandatory for all steel work in P&G / mandatory for taxis in Germany since 1971, although in limited states only in recent years. RAL 1016. Sulfur yellow. Standard European ambulance colour in accordance with CEN 1789. [2] RAL 1017. Saffron yellow.

  7. Rockwell scale - Wikipedia

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    Rockwell scale. The Rockwell scale is a hardness scale based on indentation hardness of a material. The Rockwell test measures the depth of penetration of an indenter under a large load (major load) compared to the penetration made by a preload (minor load). [1] There are different scales, denoted by a single letter, that use different loads or ...

  8. List of percussion instruments - Wikipedia

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    Anvil: Unpitched 111 Idiophone A similar-sounding alternative is often used due to the weight of the blacksmith's anvil [2] Apito: Brazil Unpitched 421.221.11 Aerophone Also known as samba whistle. Some apitos produce up to three different tones, but none of these is normally used as a pitched note. [3] [failed verification] Ashiko: Yoruba ...

  9. Munsell color system - Wikipedia

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    The Munsell color system, showing: a circle of hues at value 5 chroma 6; the neutral values from 0 to 10; and the chromas of purple-blue (5PB) at value 5. In colorimetry, the Munsell color system is a color space that specifies colors based on three properties of color: hue (basic color), value ( lightness ), and chroma (color intensity).