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Metal Fabricating Glossary
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C
- C-frame press
- C-hook
- CAD
- CAE
- CAM
- CNC
- CR
- Charpy impact test
- caliper
- camber
- capped steel
- carbide
- carbide precipitation
- carbon dioxide (CO2) laser
- carbon steel
- carburizing
- case hardening
- cast iron
- cast welds
- casting
- catalyst
- cathode
- cathodic protection
- cavity
- center to center
- centerline diameter
- centerline radius
- chatter
- check analysis
- chord
- circle grid analysis
- circuit breaker
- circumference
- clamp die
- clamping
- cleanup
- clutch
- coating defect
- coefficient of thermal expansion
- coherence
- coil
- coil car
- coil end joiner
- coil number
- coil reel
- coining
- cold bending
- cold drawing
- cold reduction
- cold rolled
- cold sinking
- cold working
- collimate
- commercial steel
- compression
- compressive stress
- concave
- conditioning
- conditioning mill
- confocal
- continuous casting
- continuous operation
- continuous wave
- convex
- coordinate measuring machine
- copper-copper sulfate test
- corrosion
- corrosion resistance
- cost driver
- crack
- crane
- creep
- creep strength
- curie point
- cut length
- cut quality
- cut squareness
- cutoff die
- cutting die
- cutting insert
- cyaniding
If you have any comments or questions about the glossary, please contact Dan Davis, editor-in-chief of The Fabricator.
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