5. Glossary

essai rhéologique: rheological test

Tests designed to define the behavior of a material and determine the parameters that characterize it.

falling weight: impact test machine

System for testing the high-speed resistance (impact) of a material or equipment.

cold heading

Cold forming process commonly used to manufacture screws and bolts. This process generates no loss of material and has a very high productivity of around 100 to 400 parts/minute.

cold rolling

Cold-rolling process commonly used to manufacture long metal products. The long product passes through a succession of rolling stands made up of motorized or non-motorized rolls or rollers.

wire drawing

A process...