Long cylindrical bars of iron or copper, used to secure or unite the different parts of a vessel.

See ferrite.

A delta-neutral spread composed of more long options than short options on the same underlying.

An accelerated corrosion test for electrodeposits.

A generic term covering several processes applicable to steel that change the chemical composition of the surface layer by absorption of carbon, nitrogen, or a mixture of the two and, by diffusion, create a concentration gradient. The outer portion, or ca ...

A crystal that has a treelike branching pattern, being most evident in cast metals, slowly cooled through the solidification range.

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Cabins, offices (for carrying out ship's business), 4 hospitals, mess rooms, recreation rooms (such as lounges, smoke rooms, cinemas, libraries and hobbies and games rooms) and open recreation areas to be used by seafarers.

That part of the ocean lying below 300 fathoms from the surface.

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A fractographic term describing ductile fracture that occurs through the formation and coalescence of microvoids along the fracture path. The fracture surface of such a ductile fracture appears dimpled when observed at high magnification and usually is mo ...

The total pressure measured from absolute zero ( i.e., from an absolute vacuum).

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(1) A solid solution of one or more elements in body-centered cubic iron. Unless otherwise designated (for instance, as chromium ferrite), the solute is generally assumed to be carbon. On some equilibrium diagrams, there are two ferrite regions separated ...

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The range through which the input may be varied without initiating a response. Usually expressed as a percentage of full-scale range.

A heat exchanger element enclosed in a boiler. Water is circulated with a pump through the jacket where it picks up heat from the combustion chamber after which the heated water circulates to heat distribution devices. A water jacket is also an enclosed w ...

A medium-sized instrument shelter. It is a white louvered box with a flat double to of and is mounted four feet above the ground on a four-legged stand.

Improving paint adhesion on aluminum or aluminum alloys, mainly aircraft skins, by treatment with a solution of' chromic acid. Also called chromodizing or chromatizing. Not to be confused with chromating or chromizing.

Ratio between measured shaft power and the adiabatic compression power, referring to measured mass flow.