Metal Glossary

Designed to be a quick reference guide for customers, the Cashmores glossary provides definitions of the latest metal industry terms.

Designed to be a quick reference guide for customers, the Cashmores glossary provides definitions of the latest metal industry terms.

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Melt, Cast, Heat

These terms are used interchangeably for the product of a single melting or refining furnace charge. Occasionally, if the furnace contents are cast into a number of different forms, these may be called separate casts.
MIL

The prefix given to U.S. military specifications.
Mill Coil

The hot rolled strip product of a single cast billet or slab.
Mill Edge

The edge produced when sheet or strip is rolled on the flat surfaces only.
Moneypenny-Strauss Test

A corrosion test that uses copper sulphate solution containing sulphuric acid to determine the susceptibility to inter-granular corrosion of stainless steel.
Muffler Grade

Muffler Grade stainless steel is a term sometimes used for Grade 409 (1.4512) stainless steel since the major bulk usage of this grade is for automotive exhaust systems including the catalytic converters.
Multi-Hole Die

An extrusion die, with more than one hole, allowing multiple extrusions to be made simultaneously from one billet.

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