Metal Glossary

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

Metal Glossary

Designed to be a quick reference guide for customers, the Cashmores glossary provides definitions of the latest metal industry terms.
  • Bloom, Billet
    A rolled or forged semi-finished product intended for further working by re-rolling or forging. Billets are usually square with chamfered or radiused corners.
    Related Terms: Slab
  • Bright Annealing
    Annealing performed in a furnace with an inert atmosphere so that no scale is formed and the resulting surface has a bright finish.
    Related Terms: Annealing
  • BSP Thread , BSP
    Whitworth Thread
    British Standard Pipe Thread, also called Whitworth Thread, with 14 threads per inch.