(1) The amount of carbon present in the steel: 10 temper is 1.00% carbon. (2) The degree of hardness that an alloy has after heat treatment or cold working, via the aluminum alloys. This usually lowers the hardness and strength and increases the toughness of the steel.

A weld made to hold the parts of a weldment in proper alignment until the final welds are made.

An action where the total effect of two active components in a mixture is greater than the sum of their individual effects.

It serves is a mounting platform for the nozzle, sets up a swirling direction of the gas through the small holes in the swirl baffle and carries the electrical current to the work piece.

Any material upon which a thermal-spray deposit is applied.