Generic designation for a variety of organic finishes which indicates that they are compounded with water as a dilutant rather than a volatile organic solvent.
Water-Soluable
Substance which dissolves in water.
Watts per square inch
Measure of speed based on power level of laser cutting machine.
Webs
1 Material between two openings or edges. 2 See Micro Ties. 3 In some industries, thin material to be punched.
Weld Accessibility
Ease of reaching the weld area with the torch or electrode.
Weld Nut
Internally threaded hardware designed to be spot or projection welded onto sheet metal parts.
Weld Stud
Externally threaded hardware in various lengths in headed and headless version, welded in place.
Weld Distortion
Depression or bulge on surface, caused by thermal expansion.
Weldability
Ability of a material to be fused successfully without special processing.
Weld-To-Edge Distance
Minimum distance from a spot weld to the material edge to create an acceptable spot weld.
Weld-to-Form Distance
Minimum distance from a formed area to electrodes to avoid shorting.
Weld-to-Weld Spacing
Minimum distance between spot welds to avoid shunting through the existing weld spot.
Wet Film Thickness
Thickness of the liquid coating film immediately after application.
Wet-Film Gauge
Device for measuring the film thickness of coatings prior to drying or curing.
Wipe Die
Forming tool using two opposing edges, separated by one material thickness, moving past each other to form material.
Wire Form
A formed metal part made from wire that is usually fabricated on a slide forming machine.
Wire Line
A standard dimension from the bed of the slide forming machine to the material, used in tool layout.
Wireframe
The capability of the CAD software to represent a design as a three dimensional arrangement of lines and arcs.
Work Hardening
Increase in tensile strength of material resulting from cold working process.
Work Hole
See Tooling Hole.
Workholder
Mechanical device which holds a workpiece.
Workholder Mark
Marring of material through the use of clamping device.
Wrinkling
Condition in a paint film appearing as ripples: 1 produced intentionally as a decorative effect or 2 Defect caused by drying conditions or an excessively thick film.
Wrought
Describes material which has been plastically deformed into shape as by mill rolling.