Glossary
A glossary of terms relating to alloys, their properties, and the processes used in metallurgy.

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Term Definition
Wrought ProductA product which has been subjected to mechanical working by such processes as rolling, extruding, forging, etc.
 
Yield StrengthThe stress at which a material exhibits a specified permanent set. The value of set used for aluminum and its alloys is 0.002 inch per inch (0.2 percent). For aluminum alloys theyield strengths in tension and compression are appropriately equal.
 


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