- 行业: Mining
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The U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) was the primary United States Government agency conducting scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction, processing, use, and conservation of mineral resources.
Founded on May 16, 1910, through the Organic Act (Public Law 179), USBM's missions ...
The ability of a dust to produce violent effects; it is measured by the pressure produced after the explosion has traveled a fixed distance under standard conditions.
Industry:Mining
The ability of a liquid to form a coherent film on a surface, owing to the dominance of molecular attraction between the liquid and the surface over the cohesive force of the liquid itself.
Industry:Mining
The ability of a material to store the energy of elastic strain. This ability is measured in terms of energy per unit volume.
Industry:Mining
The ability of a metal or a fabricated structure to recover from or to withstand repeated stress loadings or fluctuations.
Industry:Mining
The ability of a metal or shape to resist elastic deflection. For identical shapes, the stiffness is proportional to the modulus of elasticity.
Industry:Mining
The ability of a rock or soil to transmit water under pressure. It may vary according to direction.
Industry:Mining
The ability of a switch, in a particular situation, to clear safely the heaviest fault current that can flow; it depends upon the amount of power available in the system, size of cables, transformers, etc. Compare: breaking capacity
Industry:Mining
The ability to withstand sudden heating, cooling, or both without cracking or spalling.
Industry:Mining
