Cliff Stamp
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mete said:One alloy I'm familiar with was a result of a large development project where all the variations were listed on a chart .To name the chosen alloy they looked at the chart -it was at the 17th row and 22nd column - so it's called 17-22 !
Yes and how many of such names are then "enhanced" after the fact or how many will actually say it is simple a matrix element position. At the end of the day someone often has to play salesmen, even scientists on occasion.
-Cliff