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ULTIMATE STRENGTH See More

(See TENSILE STRENGTH.)

UNIT STRESS See More

(See STRESS.)

UNITIZED TOOLING See More

A type of die in which the upper and lower members are incorporated into a self-contained unit, which is arranged in such a way that it holds the die members in alignment. This type of tooling includes continental, subpress, pushthrough, pancake, or short-run dies.

UPSETTING See More

(1) A metal working operation similar to forging.
(2) The process of axial flow under axial compression of metal, as in forming heads on rivets by flattening the end of wire.

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