148 relations: Acceptable quality limit, Access control, Aerospace manufacturer, All caps, Alloy, Aluminium, American Iron and Steel Institute, American National Standards Institute, American Welding Society, American wire gauge, Annealing (metallurgy), Arms industry, Arsenal, ASME, ASTM International, Audit, Australia, Average, Bar stock, Basic dimension, Bolted joint, Brinell scale, Bronze, Cast iron, Centerless grinding, Certification, Chamfer, Character (computing), Character encoding, Classified information, Cold-formed steel, Commercial and Government Entity code, Computer-aided design, Computer-aided technologies, Connotation, Corporation, Counterbore, Countersink, Curve, Cylinder, Delta (letter), Denotation, Deprecation, Design for manufacturability, Diameter, Drilling, Ductile iron pipe, Engineering drawing, Fastener, Flange, ..., Friction, Geodetic datum, Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, Glyph, Gray iron, Handedness, Hardening (metallurgy), Heat treating, Hex key, Interference fit, International Organization for Standardization, International System of Units, ISO 10303, Legal instrument, Line–line intersection, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Major diameter, Marking out, Martin Marietta, Materials science, Materiel, Maxima and minima, Mergers and acquisitions, Metric prefix, Metrology, MIL-STD-1397, Military, Minute, Model-based definition, National Electrical Code, Newton (unit), No-bid contract, Numerical control, Orthographic projection, Overhead (business), Part number, Pascal (unit), Patent, Phosphor bronze, Picatinny rail, Pilot hole, Plant lifecycle management, Polytetrafluoroethylene, Polyvinyl chloride, Position tolerance, Pounds per square inch, Precipitation hardening, Privatization, Product data management, Product lifecycle, Quality management system, Real versus nominal value, Reference dimension, Return merchandise authorization, Risk, Rockwell scale, Rolling (metalworking), Room temperature, Root mean square, RTV silicone, Run-out, SAE International, SAE steel grades, Sans-serif, Screw thread, Serial code, Set screw, Specification (technical standard), Spotface, Stainless steel, Standardization, Standards Australia, Steel, Steel grades, Surface roughness, Symmetry, Tangent, Tap and die, Technical standard, Tempering (metallurgy), Thread-locking fluid, Tipped tool, Total indicator reading, Tungsten, Tungsten carbide, Ultimate tensile strength, Unicode, Unified numbering system, Unified Thread Standard, Unique identifier, United States, United States Army, United States Military Standard, United States Navy, Version control, Wrought iron, Yield (engineering). Expand index (98 more) »
Acceptable quality limit
The acceptable quality limit (AQL) is the worst tolerable process average (mean) in percentage or ratio that is still considered acceptable; that is, it is at an acceptable quality level.
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Access control
In the fields of physical security and information security, access control (AC) is the selective restriction of access to a place or other resource.
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Aerospace manufacturer
An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft.
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All caps
In typography, all caps (short for "all capitals") refers to text or a font in which all letters are capital letters, for example:.
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Alloy
An alloy is a combination of metals or of a metal and another element.
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Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a chemical element with symbol Al and atomic number 13.
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American Iron and Steel Institute
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) is an association of North American steel producers.
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American National Standards Institute
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private non-profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States.
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American Welding Society
The American Welding Society (AWS) was founded in 1919 as a non-profit organization with a global mission to advance the science, technology and application of welding and allied joining and cutting processes, including brazing, soldering and thermal spraying.
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American wire gauge
American wire gauge (AWG), also known as the Brown & Sharpe wire gauge, is a logarithmic stepped standardized wire gauge system used since 1857 predominantly in North America for the diameters of round, solid, nonferrous, electrically conducting wire.
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Annealing (metallurgy)
Annealing, in metallurgy and materials science, is a heat treatment that alters the physical and sometimes chemical properties of a material to increase its ductility and reduce its hardness, making it more workable.
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Arms industry
The arms industry, also known as the defense industry or the arms trade, is a global industry responsible for the manufacturing and sales of weapons and military technology.
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Arsenal
An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned.
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ASME
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is a professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing education, training and professional development, codes and standards, research, conferences and publications, government relations, and other forms of outreach." ASME is thus an engineering society, a standards organization, a research and development organization, a lobbying organization, a provider of training and education, and a nonprofit organization.
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ASTM International
ASTM International is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services.
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Audit
An audit is a systematic and independent examination of books, accounts, statutory records, documents and vouchers of an organization to ascertain how far the financial statements as well as non-financial disclosures present a true and fair view of the concern.
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.
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Average
In colloquial language, an average is a middle or typical number of a list of numbers.
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Bar stock
Bar stock, also (colloquially) known as blank, slug or billet, is a common form of raw purified metal, used by industry to manufacture metal parts and products.
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Basic dimension
In a technical drawing, a basic dimension is a theoretically exact dimension, given from a datum to a feature of interest.
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Bolted joint
Bolted joints are one of the most common elements in construction and machine design.
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Brinell scale
The Brinell scale characterizes the indentation hardness of materials through the scale of penetration of an indenter, loaded on a material test-piece.
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Bronze
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12% tin and often with the addition of other metals (such as aluminium, manganese, nickel or zinc) and sometimes non-metals or metalloids such as arsenic, phosphorus or silicon.
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Cast iron
Cast iron is a group of iron-carbon alloys with a carbon content greater than 2%.
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Centerless grinding
Centerless grinding is a machining process that uses abrasive cutting to remove material from a workpiece.
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Certification
Certification refers to the confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization.
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Chamfer
A chamfer is a transitional edge between two faces of an object.
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Character (computing)
In computer and machine-based telecommunications terminology, a character is a unit of information that roughly corresponds to a grapheme, grapheme-like unit, or symbol, such as in an alphabet or syllabary in the written form of a natural language.
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Character encoding
Character encoding is used to represent a repertoire of characters by some kind of encoding system.
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Classified information
Classified information is material that a government body deems to be sensitive information that must be protected.
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Cold-formed steel
Cold-formed steel (CFS) is the common term for products made by rolling or pressing steel into semi-finished or finished goods at relatively low temperatures (cold working).
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Commercial and Government Entity code
The Commercial and Government Entity Code, or CAGE Code, is a unique identifier assigned to suppliers to various government or defense agencies, as well as to government agencies themselves and various organizations.
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Computer-aided design
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computer systems to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.
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Computer-aided technologies
Computer-aided technologies (CAx) is the use of computer technology to aid in the design, analysis, and manufacture of products.
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Connotation
A connotation is a commonly understood cultural or emotional association that some word or phrase carries, in addition to its explicit or literal meaning, which is its denotation.
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Corporation
A corporation is a company or group of people or an organisation authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law.
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Counterbore
A counterbore (symbol: '''⌴''') is a cylindrical flat-bottomed hole that enlarges another coaxial hole, or the tool used to create that feature.
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Countersink
A Countersink (symbol: '''⌵''') is a conical hole cut into a manufactured object, or the cutter used to cut such a hole.
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Curve
In mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is, generally speaking, an object similar to a line but that need not be straight.
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Cylinder
A cylinder (from Greek κύλινδρος – kulindros, "roller, tumbler"), has traditionally been a three-dimensional solid, one of the most basic of curvilinear geometric shapes.
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Delta (letter)
Delta (uppercase Δ, lowercase δ or 𝛿; δέλτα délta) is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.
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Denotation
Denotation is a translation of a sign to its meaning, precisely to its literal meaning, more or less like dictionaries try to define it.
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Deprecation
In several fields, deprecation is the discouragement of use of some terminology, feature, design, or practice, typically because it has been superseded or is no longer considered efficient or safe, without completely removing it or prohibiting its use.
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Design for manufacturability
Design for manufacturability (also sometimes known as design for manufacturing or DFM) is the general engineering practice of designing products in such a way that they are easy to manufacture.
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Diameter
In geometry, a diameter of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose endpoints lie on the circle.
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Drilling
Drilling is a cutting process that uses a drill bit to cut a hole of circular cross-section in solid materials.
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Ductile iron pipe
Ductile iron pipe is a pipe made of ductile cast iron commonly used for potable water transmission and distribution.
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Engineering drawing
An engineering drawing, a type of technical drawing, is used to fully and clearly define requirements for engineered items.
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Fastener
A fastener (US English) or fastening (UK English) is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together.
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Flange
A flange is an external or internal ridge, or rim (lip), for strength, as the flange of an iron beam such as an I-beam or a T-beam; or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc., or on the lens mount of a camera; or for a flange of a rail car or tram wheel.
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Friction
Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other.
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Geodetic datum
A geodetic datum or geodetic system is a coordinate system, and a set of reference points, used to locate places on the Earth (or similar objects).
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Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) is a system for defining and communicating engineering tolerances.
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Glyph
In typography, a glyph is an elemental symbol within an agreed set of symbols, intended to represent a readable character for the purposes of writing.
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Gray iron
Gray iron, or grey cast iron, is a type of cast iron that has a graphitic microstructure.
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Handedness
In human biology, handedness is a better, faster, or more precise performance or individual preference for use of a hand, known as the dominant hand; the less capable or less preferred hand is called the non-dominant hand.
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Hardening (metallurgy)
Hardening is a metallurgical metalworking process used to increase the hardness of a metal.
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Heat treating
Heat treating (or heat treatment) is a group of industrial and metalworking processes used to alter the physical, and sometimes chemical, properties of a material.
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Hex key
A hex key, Allen key or Allen wrench is a tool used to drive bolts and screws with hexagonal sockets in their heads.
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Interference fit
An interference fit, also known as a press fit or friction fit is a fastening between two parts which is achieved by friction after the parts are pushed together, rather than by any other means of fastening.
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International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations.
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International System of Units
The International System of Units (SI, abbreviated from the French Système international (d'unités)) is the modern form of the metric system, and is the most widely used system of measurement.
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ISO 10303
ISO 10303 is an ISO standard for the computer-interpretable representation and exchange of product manufacturing information.
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Legal instrument
Legal instrument is a legal term of art that is used for any formally executed written document that can be formally attributed to its author, records and formally expresses a legally enforceable act, process, or contractual duty, obligation, or right, and therefore evidences that act, process, or agreement.
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Line–line intersection
In Euclidean geometry, the intersection of a line and a line can be the empty set, a point, or a line.
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Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security and advanced technologies company with worldwide interests.
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Logistics
Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation.
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Major diameter
No description.
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Marking out
Marking out or layout means the process of transferring a design or pattern to a workpiece, as the first step in the manufacturing process.
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Martin Marietta
The Martin Marietta Corporation was an American company founded in 1961 through the merger of Glenn L. Martin Company and American Marietta Corporation.
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Materials science
The interdisciplinary field of materials science, also commonly termed materials science and engineering is the design and discovery of new materials, particularly solids.
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Materiel
Materiel, more commonly matériel in US English and also listed as the only spelling in some UK dictionaries (both pronounced, from French matériel meaning equipment or hardware), refers to military technology and supplies in military and commercial supply chain management.
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Maxima and minima
In mathematical analysis, the maxima and minima (the respective plurals of maximum and minimum) of a function, known collectively as extrema (the plural of extremum), are the largest and smallest value of the function, either within a given range (the local or relative extrema) or on the entire domain of a function (the global or absolute extrema).
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Mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred or consolidated with other entities.
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Metric prefix
A metric prefix is a unit prefix that precedes a basic unit of measure to indicate a multiple or fraction of the unit.
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Metrology
Metrology is the science of measurement.
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MIL-STD-1397
MIL-STD-1397 standard was issued by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to define "the requirements for the physical, functional and electrical characteristics of a standard I/O data interface for digital data." The MIL-STD-1397 classification types A, B and D apply specifically to the Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS).
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Military
A military or armed force is a professional organization formally authorized by a sovereign state to use lethal or deadly force and weapons to support the interests of the state.
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Minute
The minute is a unit of time or angle.
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Model-based definition
Model-based definition (MBD), sometimes digital product definition, is the practice of using 3D models (such as solid models, 3D PMI and associated metadata) within 3D CAD software to define (provide specifications for) individual components and product assemblies.
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National Electrical Code
The National Electrical Code (NEC), or NFPA 70, is a regionally adoptable standard for the safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment in the United States.
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Newton (unit)
The newton (symbol: N) is the International System of Units (SI) derived unit of force.
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No-bid contract
A "no-bid contract" or "sole source contract" is a contract awarded without competitive bidding.
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Numerical control
Computer numerical control (CNC) is the automation of machine tools by means of computers executing pre-programmed sequences of machine control commands.
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Orthographic projection
Orthographic projection (sometimes orthogonal projection), is a means of representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions.
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Overhead (business)
In business, overhead or overhead expense refers to an ongoing expense of operating a business.
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Part number
A part number (often abbreviated PN, P/N, part no., or part #) is an identifier of a particular part design used in a particular industry.
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Pascal (unit)
The pascal (symbol: Pa) is the SI derived unit of pressure used to quantify internal pressure, stress, Young's modulus and ultimate tensile strength.
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Patent
A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state or intergovernmental organization to an inventor or assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of an invention.
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Phosphor bronze
Phosphor bronze is an alloy of copper with 0.5–11% of tin and 0.01–0.35% phosphorus.
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Picatinny rail
The Picatinny rail, or Pic rail for short, also known as a MIL-STD-1913 rail, or Standardization Agreement 2324 rail, is a mil-spec firearm rail interface system that provides a standard accessory mounting platform consisting of a hexagonal rail with multiple transverse slots, similar in concept to the earlier commercial Weaver rail mount used to mount telescopic sights.
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Pilot hole
A pilot hole is either a small hole drilled into a material to guide a larger drill to the appropriate location and ease the job of the larger drill, to allow for the insertion of another hole making tool, such as a knockout punch, that will produce the final size hole, or, in wood or plastic, to locate, guide, and provide clearance for a self threading screw to prevent damaging the material or breaking the screw.
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Plant lifecycle management
Plant lifecycle management (PLM) is the process of managing an industrial facility's data and information throughout its lifetime.
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Polytetrafluoroethylene
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene that has numerous applications.
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Polyvinyl chloride
Polyvinyl chloride, also known as polyvinyl or '''vinyl''', commonly abbreviated PVC, is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer, after polyethylene and polypropylene.
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Position tolerance
Position Tolerance (symbol: ⌖) is a geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) location control used on engineering drawings to specify desired location, as well as allowed deviation to the position of a feature on a part.
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Pounds per square inch
The pound per square inch or, more accurately, pound-force per square inch (symbol: lbf/in2; abbreviation: psi) is a unit of pressure or of stress based on avoirdupois units.
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Precipitation hardening
Precipitation hardening, also called age hardening or particle hardening, is a heat treatment technique used to increase the yield strength of malleable materials, including most structural alloys of aluminium, magnesium, nickel, titanium, and some steels and stainless steels.
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Privatization
Privatization (also spelled privatisation) is the purchase of all outstanding shares of a publicly traded company by private investors, or the sale of a state-owned enterprise to private investors.
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Product data management
Product data management (PDM) or Product information management (PIM) is the business function often within product lifecycle management (PLM) that is responsible for the management and publication of product data.
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Product lifecycle
In industry, product lifecycle management (PLM) is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from inception, through engineering design and manufacture, to service and disposal of manufactured products.
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Quality management system
A quality management system (QMS) is a collection of business processes focused on consistently meeting customer requirements and enhancing their satisfaction.
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Real versus nominal value
The distinction between real value and nominal value occurs in many fields.
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Reference dimension
A reference dimension is a dimension on an engineering drawing provided for information only.
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Return merchandise authorization
A return merchandise authorization (RMA), return authorization (RA) or return goods authorization (RGA) is a part of the process of returning a product to receive a refund, replacement, or repair during the product's warranty period.
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Risk
Risk is the potential of gaining or losing something of value.
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Rockwell scale
The Rockwell scale is a hardness scale based on indentation hardness of a material.
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Rolling (metalworking)
In metalworking, rolling is a metal forming process in which metal stock is passed through one or more pairs of rolls to reduce the thickness and to make the thickness uniform.
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Room temperature
Colloquially, room temperature is the range of air temperatures that most people prefer for indoor settings, which feel comfortable when wearing typical indoor clothing.
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Root mean square
In statistics and its applications, the root mean square (abbreviated RMS or rms) is defined as the square root of the mean square (the arithmetic mean of the squares of a set of numbers).
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RTV silicone
RTV Silicone (Room-Temperature-Vulcanizing silicone) is a type of silicone rubber made from a two-component system (base plus curative; A+B) available in a hardness range of very soft to medium--usually from 15 to 40 Shore A. RTV silicones can be cured with a catalyst consisting of either platinum or a tin compound such as dibutyltin dilaurate.
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Run-out
Run-out or runout is an inaccuracy of rotating mechanical systems, specifically that the tool or shaft does not rotate exactly in line with the main axis.
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SAE International
SAE International, initially established as the Society of Automotive Engineers, is a U.S.-based, globally active professional association and standards developing organization for engineering professionals in various industries.
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SAE steel grades
The SAE steel grades system is a standard alloy numbering systems for steel grades maintained by SAE International.
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Sans-serif
In typography and lettering, a sans-serif, sans serif, gothic, or simply sans letterform is one that does not have extending features called "serifs" at the end of strokes.
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Screw thread
A screw thread, often shortened to thread, is a helical structure used to convert between rotational and linear movement or force.
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Serial code
A serial code is a unique identifier assigned incrementally or sequentially to an item.
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Set screw
A set screw is a type of screw generally used to secure an object within or against another object, normally not using a nut (see bolts compared with screws).
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Specification (technical standard)
A specification often refers to a set of documented requirements to be satisfied by a material, design, product, or service.
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Spotface
A spotface or spot face is a machined feature in which a certain region of the workpiece (a spot) is faced, providing a smooth, flat, accurately located surface.
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Stainless steel
In metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French inoxydable (inoxidizable), is a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5% chromium content by mass.
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Standardization
Standardization or standardisation is the process of implementing and developing technical standards based on the consensus of different parties that include firms, users, interest groups, standards organizations and governments Standardization can help to maximize compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality.
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Standards Australia
Standards Australia is a standards organisation established in 1922 and is recognised through a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian government as the peak non-government standards development body in Australia.
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Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and other elements.
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Steel grades
Steel grades to classify various steels by their composition and physical properties have been developed by a number of standards organizations.
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Surface roughness
Surface roughness often shortened to roughness, is a component of surface texture.
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Symmetry
Symmetry (from Greek συμμετρία symmetria "agreement in dimensions, due proportion, arrangement") in everyday language refers to a sense of harmonious and beautiful proportion and balance.
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Tangent
In geometry, the tangent line (or simply tangent) to a plane curve at a given point is the straight line that "just touches" the curve at that point.
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Tap and die
Taps and dies are tools used to create screw threads, which is called threading.
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Technical standard
A technical standard is an established norm or requirement in regard to technical systems.
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Tempering (metallurgy)
Tempering is a process of heat treating, which is used to increase the toughness of iron-based alloys.
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Thread-locking fluid
Thread-locking fluid or threadlocker is a thin, single-component adhesive, applied to the threads of fasteners such as screws and bolts to prevent loosening, leakage, and corrosion.
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Tipped tool
A tipped tool is any cutting tool in which the cutting edge consists of a separate piece of material that is brazed, welded, or clamped onto a body made of another material.
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Total indicator reading
In metrology and the fields that it serves (such as manufacturing, machining, and engineering), total indicator reading (TIR), also known by the newer name full indicator movement (FIM), is the difference between the maximum and minimum measurements, that is, readings of an indicator, on the planar, cylindrical, or contoured surface of a part, showing its amount of deviation from flatness, roundness (circularity), cylindricity, concentricity with other cylindrical features, or similar conditions.
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Tungsten
Tungsten, or wolfram, is a chemical element with symbol W (referring to wolfram) and atomic number 74.
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Tungsten carbide
Tungsten carbide (chemical formula: WC) is a chemical compound (specifically, a carbide) containing equal parts of tungsten and carbon atoms.
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Ultimate tensile strength
Ultimate tensile strength (UTS), often shortened to tensile strength (TS), ultimate strength, or Ftu within equations, is the capacity of a material or structure to withstand loads tending to elongate, as opposed to compressive strength, which withstands loads tending to reduce size.
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Unicode
Unicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation, and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems.
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Unified numbering system
The unified numbering system (UNS) is an alloy designation system widely accepted in North America.
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Unified Thread Standard
The Unified Thread Standard (UTS) defines a standard thread form and series—along with allowances, tolerances, and designations—for screw threads commonly used in the United States and Canada.
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Unique identifier
With reference to a given (possibly implicit) set of objects, a unique identifier (UID) is any identifier which is guaranteed to be unique among all identifiers used for those objects and for a specific purpose.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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United States Military Standard
A United States defense standard, often called a military standard, "MIL-STD", "MIL-SPEC", or (informally) "MilSpecs", is used to help achieve standardization objectives by the U.S. Department of Defense.
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United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.
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Version control
A component of software configuration management, version control, also known as revision control or source control, is the management of changes to documents, computer programs, large web sites, and other collections of information.
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Wrought iron
puddled iron, a form of wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon (less than 0.08%) content in contrast to cast iron (2.1% to 4%).
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Yield (engineering)
The yield point is the point on a stress–strain curve that indicates the limit of elastic behavior and the beginning of plastic behavior.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_drawing_abbreviations_and_symbols