Glossary - H

  • H 100
    Height 100 mm, Width 60 mm, Thickness 5.5 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the shape...
  • H 120
    Height 120 mm, Width 70 mm, Thickness 6.0 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the shape...
  • H 140
    Height 140 mm, Width 80 mm, Thickness 6.5 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the shape...
  • H 160
    Height 160 mm, Width 90 mm, Thickness 7.0 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the shape...
  • H 180
    Height 180 mm, Width 100 mm, Thickness 7.5 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the...
  • H 300
    Height 300 mm, Width 150 mm, Thickness 10.0 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the...
  • H 400
    Height 400 mm, Width 180 mm, Thickness 11.5 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the...
  • H 450
    Height 450 mm, Width 200 mm, Thickness 12.0 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the...
  • H 500
    Height 500 mm, Width 220 mm, Thickness 12.5 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the...
  • H 550
    Height 550 mm, Width 240 mm, Thickness 13.0 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the...
  • H 600
    Height 600 mm, Width 260 mm, Thickness 13.5 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the...
  • H220
    Height 220 mm, Width 120 mm, Thickness 8.5 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the...
  • H240
    Height 240 mm, Width 130 mm, Thickness 9.0 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the...
  • H270
    Height 270 mm, Width 140 mm, Thickness 9.5 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the...
  • H330
    Height 330 mm, Width 160 mm, Thickness 10.5 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the...
  • H360
    Height 360 mm, Width 170 mm, Thickness 11.0 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the...
  • H80
    Height 80 mm, Width 50 mm, Thickness 5.0 mm I-beam - a section whose cross-section has the shape...
  • Hard soldering
    Brazing is one of the most popular methods of joining metal elements using soldering. Its name...
  • Hardening
    A process involving rapid cooling of sheet metal after heating it to a high temperature in order...
  • Hardening +C
    Hardened steel – material subjected to a hardening process (high hardness).
  • Hardening +H
    Hardened steel – material subjected to a hardening process, increased hardness.
  • Hardfacing
    Hardfacing is a welding method that involves covering metal materials at high temperatures with...
  • Hardness
    Resistance of sheet metal to surface deformations, e.g. dents.
  • Heat affected zone (HAZ)
    Heat affected zone – the area around the weld in welded metal materials and thermoplastics. The...
  • Heat aging
    The process of natural or accelerated (thermally) hardening of alloys and other materials to...
  • Heat resistance
    The ability of a material to resist gas corrosion at elevated temperatures. In order to increase...
  • Heat treatment
    The technological process involved controlled heating and cooling of the material in order to...
  • Heat treatment +P
    Heat treated steel – material subjected to a heat treatment process to improve its properties.
  • Heat treatment +T (hardening, tempering)
    Steel heat treated (e.g. hardening, tempering) to obtain specific strength properties.
  • HEB
    HEB I-sections are a popular type of metallurgical product. They owe their name to the fact that...
  • High carbon steel
    High-carbon steel – the strongest of this division. The high carbon content (up to 0.6%) affects...
  • High hardness +B
    High hardness steel – designed for applications requiring high hardness (e.g. cutting tools).
  • High speed tool steel (HSS)
    High-speed steel is an alloy tool steel defined as a material containing ≥0.6% carbon and 3÷6%...
  • High temperature resistance
    High temperature resistance of metal refers to the resistance of metal materials to mechanical...
  • Homogenization process
    Homogenization treatment is a type of heat treatment intended to eliminate casting stresses and...
  • Hot rolling
    It is a metalworking process in which the metal is heated above recrystallization temperature in...
  • Hot rolling (as rolled) +AR
    Hot-rolled steel – material after hot-rolling processing.
  • Hot working +A
    Hot-worked steel – material that has undergone hot heat treatment.
  • Hot-dip galvanizing
    The hot-dip galvanizing process, also known as hot-dip galvanizing, involves: by immersing a...
  • Hot-rolled sheet
    Hot-rolled sheet metal is characterized by high resistance to mechanical loads. Due to the lower...
  • How hot-rolled sheets are made
    Sheet metal is produced by rolling. It involves forcing a heated billet of metal through a series...
  • Hydrogen cracking
    In other words, hydrogen-induced stress corrosion cracking means a reduction in specific...
  • Hydrogen embrittlement
    Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) is the permanent loss of ductility in a metal or alloy caused by the...