• A relatively flat, thin portion of a forging that effects an interconnection between ribs and bosses;
a panel or wall that is generally parallel to the forging plane. See also rib .
• wiper forming (wiping)
• Method of curving sheet metal sections or tubing over a form block or die in which this form
block is rotated relative to a wiper block or slide block.
• wire
• A thin, flexible, continuous length of metal, usually of circular cross section and usually produced
by drawing through a die.
• wire drawing
• Reducing the cross section of wire by pulling it through a die.
• wire rod
• Hot-rolled coiled stock that is to be cold drawn into wire.
• work hardening
• See strain hardening .
• workability
• See formability .
• wrap forming
• See stretch forming .
• wrinkling
• A wavy condition obtained in deep drawing of sheet metal, in the area of the metal between the
edge of the flange and the draw radius. Wrinkling may also occur in other forming operations
when unbalanced compressive forces are set up.
• Y
• yield
• Evidence of plastic deformation in structural materials. Also known as plastic flow or creep.
• yield point
• The first stress in a material, usually less than the maximum attainable stress, at which an increase
in strain occurs without an increase in stress. Only certain metals--those which exhibit a
localized, heterogeneous type of transition from elastic to plastic deformation--produce a yield
point. If there is a decrease in stress after yielding, a distinction can be made between upper and
lower yield points. The load at which a sudden drop in the flow curve occurs is called the upper
yield point. The constant load shown on the flow curve is the lower yield point.
• yield strength
• The stress at which a material exhibits a specified deviation from proportionality of stress and
strain. An offset of 0.2% is used for many metals. Compare with tensile strength .
• yield stress
• The stress level of highly ductile materials, such as structural steels, at which large strains take
place without further increase in stress.
• Young's modulus
• A term used synonymously with modulus of elasticity . The ratio of tensile or compressive
stresses to the resulting strain.
Glossary of Terms
Selected References
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Bliss Power Press Handbook, E.W. Bliss Company, 1950
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H.E. Boyer and T.L. Gall, Ed., Metals Handbook Desk Edition, American Society for Metals, 1985
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T.G. Byrer, S.L. Semiatin, and D.C. Vollmer, Ed., Forging Handbook,
Forging Industry Association and
American Society for Metals, 1985
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Compilation of ASTM Standard Definitions, 5th ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, 1979
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H.E. Davis, G.E. Troxell, and G.F.W. Hauck, The Testing of Engineering Materials, 4th ed., McGraw-
1982
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G.E. Dieter, Mechanical Metallurgy, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, 1976
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D.N. Lapedes, Ed., Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, 1974
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A.D. Merriman, A Dictionary of Metallurgy, Pitman Publishing, 1958