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Ladle analysis

The results of the chemical analysis of a test sample taken during the pouring of a melt. Also called heat analysis.
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Knockout pin

A power-operated plunger installed in a die to aid removal of the finished forging.
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Knockout mark

A small protrusion, such as a button or ring of flash, resulting from the depression of a knockout pin from the forging pressure, or the entrance of metal between the…
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Izod impact test

A pendulum-type impact test in which the specimen is supported at one end as a cantilever beam and the energy required to break off the free end by the impact…
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Isothermal forging

A hot-forging process in which a constant and uniform temperature is maintained in the workpiece during forging by heating the dies to the same temperature as the workpiece. Most commonly…
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Insert die

A relatively small die containing part or all of the impression of a forging, and which is fitted to the master die block by means of a key.
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Insert

A piece of steel that is tightly fixed in a die. The insert may be used to fill a cavity, to replace a portion of the die with a grade…
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Ingotism

A term used to describe the remnants of dendritic structure which may occasionally be found in forgings.
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Ingot

A casting intended for subsequent rolling, forging, or extrusion.
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