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  2. Aqua (user interface) - Wikipedia

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    Aqua windows and "brushed metal" windows obtained the same metal-like, gray look, pin-striped backgrounds were removed entirely, toolbars and titlebars were fused into a whole, differences between active and inactive windows became more distinct through thicker drop shadows and a monochrome appearance of inactive windows, the color of the ...

  3. Brushed metal - Wikipedia

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    Brushed stainless steel or dull polished metal [1] is metal with a unidirectional satin finish. It is produced by polishing the metal with a 120–180 grit belt or wheel then softening with an 80–120 grit greaseless compound or a medium non-woven abrasive belt or pad. Commonly brushed metals include stainless steel, aluminium and nickel.

  4. Surface finishing - Wikipedia

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    One takes great care to remove any surface defects in the metal, like pits, that could allow bacteria to grow. A #4 dairy or sanitary finish is produced by polishing with a 180–240 grit belt or wheel finish softened with 120–240 grit greaseless compound or a fine non woven abrasive belt or pad.

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    Review: "I have been wanting to buy a new stainless dishwasher as mine is old, black, dinged up and ugly. But it still works like a champ. But it still works like a champ.

  6. Blacksmith - Wikipedia

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    The "black" in "blacksmith" refers to the black firescale [citation needed], a layer of oxides that forms on the surface of the metal during heating.The origin of smith is the Old English word smið meaning "blacksmith", originating from the Proto-Germanic *smiþaz meaning "skilled worker".

  7. Mill scale - Wikipedia

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    Mill scale is a complex oxide that contains around 70% iron with traces of nonferrous metals and alkaline compounds. Reduced iron powder may be obtained by conversion of mill scale into a single highest oxide i.e. hematite (Fe 2 O 3) followed by reduction with hydrogen.

  8. Black oxide - Wikipedia

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    Like hot black oxide, mid-temperature black oxide converts the surface of the metal to magnetite (Fe 3 O 4). However, mid-temperature black oxide blackens at a temperature of 90–120 °C (194–248 °F), [6] significantly less than hot black oxide. This is advantageous because it is below the solution's boiling point, meaning there are no ...

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