A residue left on aluminium that has been wet and allowed to dry naturally. This is very difficult to remove and cannot be improved by polishing or anodising.
Weld Decay
This describes the condition of a stainless steel that, having been welded or otherwise thermally processed, now has chromium carbide particles present in the grain boundaries. In this condition the steel becomes susceptible to corrosion as the matrix areas around the carbide are depleted in chromium and cannot form the protective oxide film.
Whitworth Thread, BSP, BSP Thread
British Standard Pipe Thread, also called Whitworth Thread, with 14 threads per inch.
Work Hardening Strain Hardening
The increase in strength and hardness with a general loss of ductility that results from cold working of a work-piece.