- casting shrinkage
- the decrease in volume of a metal dental cast as it cools and hardens.
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casting shrinkage
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Casting shrinkage — Casting shrinkage. См. Усадка отливки. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
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