Beilby layer


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Beilby layer

[′bīl·bē ‚lā·ər]
(metallurgy)
An amorphous layer formed on a polished metal surface.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The structure is similar to that of the Beilby layer that is used in polishing and grinding of polished sections in metallography.
On wheel-rail contact surface phenomena with structural changes and 'white etching layers' generation
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