A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z,
| CCT | Continous Cooling transformation |
| A, | |
| abbr. | Abbreviation |
| AMS | Accelerator mass spectrometry |
| AHSS | Advanced High Strength Steels |
| AISI | American Iron and Steel Institute |
| a.u. | Arbitrary units |
| AFM | Atomic force microscope |
| AFM | Atomic force microscope |
| AFM | Atomic force midcrsoscope |
| B, | |
| BH | Bake hardening steel |
| BP | Before present |
| BP | Before Present time |
| bcc | body centered cubic lattice |
| k | Boltzmann's constant |
| BSI | British Standard Intitute |
| BMD | Bulk micro defect |
| BS | Bull shit |
| C, | |
| CFC | Carbon fiber composite |
| CFC | carbon fiber composites |
| CNT | Carbon Nano Tubes |
| CNT | Carbon nanotube |
| CFP | Carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic |
| COM | Center of Mass |
| COM | Center of mass |
| CVD | Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| CVD | Chemical vapor deposition |
| CMP | Chemical-mechanical polishing |
| CSL | Coincidence site lattice |
| K | Compression modulus |
| CTT | Continous-Temperature-Transformation diagram |
| TDBT | Critical temperature DTB |
| CB | Current burst |
| CZ | Czochralski grown crystal |
| D, | |
| DNA | Desoxyribonucleic acid |
| DTA | Differential Thermo Analysis |
| D | Diffusion coefficient |
| DSC | Displacement Shift Complete |
| DET | Divorced eutectoid transformation |
| DP | Dual phase steel |
| DBT | Ductile to brittle transition |
| DBT | Ductile-to-brittle (transition) |
| E, | |
| EDS | Energy-dispersive spectroscopy |
| EDX | Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy |
| S | Entropy |
| EN | European Norm |
| F, | |
| fcc | Face centered cubic |
| FZ | Float zone crystal |
| G, | |
| GPa | Gigapascals |
| GFC | Glass fiber composites |
| GFC | Glass fiber composites |
| GP zone | Gunnier-Preston zone |
| H, | |
| HAZ | Heat Affected Zone |
| hcp | Hexagonal close packed |
| HRTEM | High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope |
| HSD | High strength and Ductility |
| HRTEM) | High-resolution TEM |
| HSLA | High-strength low-alloy |
| HSLA | High-strength low-alloy |
| HSLA | High-Strength Low-Alloy steel |
| HIP | Hot isostatic pressure |
| I, | |
| IR | Infrared |
| IC | Integrated circuit |
| IQ | Intelligence quotient |
| IF | Interstitial free steel |
| Fe | Iron |
| IS | Isotropic steel |
| J, | |
| J | Joule |
| K, | |
| ksi | Kilopound per square inch |
| L, | |
| LED | Light emitting diodes |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| L | Liquid phase |
| ld | Logarithm dualis |
| M, | |
| MCP | Male Chauvinist Pig |
| MoA | Master of Animals |
| MPa | Megapascals; meaning |
| MG-Si | Metallurgical grade Silicon |
| MA | micro alloy steel |
| MEMS | Micro Electronical and Mechanical Systems |
| MP | Multi Phase |
| N, | |
| nm | Nanometer |
| NMR | Nuclear resonance tomography |
| O, | |
| OSF | Oxidation induced stacking faults |
| P, | |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| ppm | parts per million |
| ppqt | parts per quatrillion |
| ppt | parts per trillion |
| PSB | Persistent slip band |
| P-steel | Phophorous steel |
| h | Planck's constant |
| n | Poisson's ratio |
| PET | Positron Emission Tomography |
| psi | Pounds per square inch |
| PPNA | PPNA |
| PPN | Pre-Pottery Neolithic |
| PPNA | Pre-Pottery Neolithic A |
| PPNB | Pre-Pottery Neolithic B |
| PPNC | Pre-Pottery Neolithic C |
| Q,R, | |
| rpm | Round per minute |
| rpm | Rounds per minute |
| S, | |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscope |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| TEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| STEM | Scanning TEM |
| STEM | Scanning Transmission electron microscope |
| STM | Scanning Tunneling Microscope |
| kseg | Segregation coefficient |
| G | Shear modulus |
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers |
| k | Ssegregation coefficient |
| SI | Standard International system of units |
| SI | Standard International units |
| SI | System International d'Unites |
| T, | |
| TOE | Theory of everything |
| TTT | Time-Temperature-Transformation |
| TTT | Time-Temperature-Transformation diagram |
| TRIP | Transformation Induced Plasticity steel |
| TRIP | Transformation-Induced Plasticity |
| A1 | Transition temperature |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscope |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopes |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscope |
| SiHCl3 | Trichlorosilane |
| STM | Tunneling scanning microscope |
| TWIP | Twinning Induced Plasticity |
| TWIP | Twinning Induced Plasticity |
| U, | |
| RM | Ultimate tensile strength |
| UHCS | Ultra High Carbon Steel |
| UHCS | Ultra-high carbon steel |
| UHV | Ultra-high vacuum |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| UFO | Unidentified Flying Object |
| V, | |
| HV | Vickers hardness |
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