Glossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘L’ L1 loss – It is also known as ‘mean absolute error’ (MAE). It is a loss function used in regression tasks which calculates the average absolute differences between predicted values from a machine learning model and the actual target values. L1 …
Read MoreGlossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘K’ Kaikaku – It is a critical element within the Lean manufacturing framework representing a profound paradigm shift, embodying the Japanese term for radical change. Distinguished from the incremental nature of continuous improvement, Kaikaku seeks to dismantle and radically overhaul existing …
Read MoreGlossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘J’ Jack – It is a mechanical lifting device which is used to apply large forces or lift heavy loads. A mechanical jack uses a screw thread for lifting heavy equipment. A hydraulic jack uses hydraulic power. Jack arch – It is …
Read MoreGlossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘I’ IACS – It means ‘International annealed copper standard is a measure of electrical conductivity agreed in 1913 with ‘pure’ copper set as 100 %. Advances in copper refining mean that now the pure Copper can attain 103 % IACS. The …
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