Glossary

Curie temperature

the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism

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RF; radio frequency

A frequency in the range within which radio waves may be transmitted, from about 3 kilohertz to about 300,000 megahertz.

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boule

A boule is a single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means. A boule of silicon is the starting material for most of the integrated circuits used today.

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capillary action

a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries

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carbide

A hard material made of compacted binary compounds of carbon and heavy metals, used to make tools that cut metal.

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carburization

Process of treating, combining, or impregnating with carbon, as when casehardening steel.

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controlled atmosphere

A gas or mixture of gases in which steel is heated to produce or maintain a specific surface condition.

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coupling

Transfer of energy from one circuit to another.

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curing

To prepare, preserve, or finish (a substance) by a chemical or physical process

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dew point

The dew point or dewpoint of a given parcel of air is the temperature to which the parcel must be cooled, at constant barometric pressure, for the water vapor component to condense into water, called dew.

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eddy current

electric current circulating wholly within a mass of metal

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hyperlink

a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen

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hysteresis

lagging of an effect behind its cause, as when the change in magnetism of a body lags behind changes in the magnetic field

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quenching

To cool (hot metal) by thrusting into water or other liquid.

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susceptor

a material which is heated as a result of its presence in the induction field, then passes its heat to the workpiece

Zinn, S., Semiatin, S.L., Elements of Induction Heating' ,Electric Power Research Institute 1988

tempering

To harden or strengthen (metal or glass) by application of heat or by heating and cooling.

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