AAA Aluminum Association of America

ABS Acrylonitrile -Butadiene - Styrene (Rubber)

AC Air-Cooled; Alternating Current

ACC Automatic Can Crusher

ACE Automatic Chalkboard Eraser

AE Acoustic Emission

AISI American Iron and Steel Institute

ASM American Society for Metals

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials

B-Bamite

BCC Body centered Cubic

BHN Brinell Hardness Number

BTA Benzothiazole

Cermet Ceramic -Metal composite

CFRP Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic

CMC Ceramic Matrix Composite

CP Cathodic P rotection

CTC Coefficient of Thermal Conductivity

CTE Coefficient of Thermal Expansion

DQN DiazonaphthoQuinone

DS Directional Solidification

E Young s modulus of elasticity

EMM Electrochemical Micro -Machining

F Fast in SI plot paths

FC Furnace -Cooled

FCC Face Centered Cubic

FR Fatigue Ratio in fatigue

FRCI Fibrous Refractory Composite Insulation

FT Fracture Toughness

GB Grain boundary

GFRP Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic

GTE Gas Turibine Engine

HAWT Horizontal Axis Win d Turbine

HAZ Heat Affected Zone (in welds)

HC Hydrogen Cracking

HCF High Cyde Fatigue

HCP Hexagonal Close Packed

HDPE High Density PE

HE Heat Exchanger, also -Hydrogen Embrittlement

HIP Hot Isostatic Pressing

HP Horse Power

HRSIT High Temperature Reusable Surface Insulation Tiles

HT High Temperature

ICE Internal Combustion Engine

IGC InterGranular Corrosion

Imp.Str. Impact Strength, (mechanical energy to cause fracture under impact)

IN International Nickel

k _A Archard constant in friction- related wear (Archard Wear rate)

K _F fatigue strength reduction factor

K _IC Critical stress intensity factor in model fracure, Stress intensity Fracture Toughness

ksi kilo(1000)psi

K _T stress concentration factor

LCF Low Cyde Fatigue

LDPE Low Density PE

Long. Longitudinal

LPG Liquid Petroleum Gas

M Martensite

MAA MethAcrylic Acid

ME Mechanical Engineering

MEI Material Engineering Index

MEMS Micro -ElectroMechanical System

MMC Metal Matrix Comp osite

MPC Materials Property Chart

MPE Material Poformance Efficiency, given in MPI

MPI Material Performance Index

MSE Materials Science and Engineering

_ _d,_ _s Coefficient of Friction under dynamic and static conditions

N Newton,...