Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,807,912,885 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

grain size

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.04 sec.
grain size [′grān ‚sīz]
(geology)
Average size of mineral particles composing a rock or sediment.
(graphic arts)
Average size of silver halide grains in a photosensitive material.
(metallurgy)
Average size of grains in a metal expressed as average diameter, or grains per unit area or volume.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
This metalcaster was not performing testing to validate grain size in its castings, so there wasn't a way to know if the grain refiner addition process was producing the finer grains desired in the castings.
To do this, other researchers have rolled and pounded metals to reduce grain size (SN: 8/24/02, p.
If grain is being lost over the sieves and sieve openings are adequate for grain size, Mumm suggests increasing the cleaning fan speed.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.