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Heat-Affected Zone
The heat-affected zone (HAZ) is the region of base metal next to a welded or otherwise thermally joined area […]
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Materials and production processes used to turn bicycle designs into frames, components, wheels, and finished systems.
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Fillet Brazing
Fillet brazing is a bicycle framebuilding technique in which mitered metal tubes are joined directly with brazing filler built […]
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TIG Welding
TIG welding is a fusion-welding process that creates an electric arc between a non-consumable tungsten electrode and the workpiece. […]
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Brazing
Brazing is a metal-joining process in which a filler metal is melted and used to join components without melting […]
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Tube-to-Tube Construction
Tube-to-tube construction is a framebuilding method in which separately manufactured tubes are cut, aligned, and structurally joined to form […]
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Monocoque Frame
A monocoque frame is a bicycle frame whose thin-walled outer structure carries the primary structural loads rather than relying […]
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Void Content
Void content is the proportion of microscopic empty spaces within a composite laminate, usually expressed as a percentage by […]
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Prepreg Carbon
Prepreg carbon is carbon-fiber reinforcement supplied with a controlled amount of resin already incorporated into it. It is the […]
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Layup Schedule
A layup schedule is the manufacturing plan that defines the material, shape, orientation, position, and stacking order of every […]
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Bladder Molding
Bladder molding is a composite manufacturing process used to produce hollow carbon-fiber structures. Prepreg carbon is placed in a […]
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Resin Transfer Molding (RTM)
Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) is a composite manufacturing process in which liquid resin is injected into a closed mold […]
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