Industrial Terminology Glossary – B
An instrument employed for precisely gauging the weight or mass of an item. It comes in mechanical or electronic forms, with the degree of precision differing based on the specific kind of balance. Read More…
Balanced Load (Electrical)
A load connected to an electric circuit (as a three-wire system) so that the currents taken from each side of the system are equal and the power factors are equal.
Balco
A 70% nickel, 30% iron alloy which has a thermal conductivity similar to nickel with twice the resistivity. Commonly used for low cost resistance sensors.
A handheld measuring device used to assess the internal diameter of cylindrical holes. Read More…
A device designed to gauge the atmospheric pressure exerted by the air above a specific location. Read More…
A metric utilized to quantify the velocity of data transfer. It corresponds to the frequency of signal transitions occurring per second. Read More…
A bench scale is a weighing device commonly used within laboratory or industrial environments. Typically designed as a compact unit for placement on a table, it incorporates a platform or base and an indicator display for readings. Read More…
Bezel
A gage component utilized in several types of measurement gages such as a caliper or an indicator which holds the protective face cover in place. They are frequently replaced when repairing dial gages as the face and bezel are protective in nature and can take a majority of any damage when a gage is dropped.
Bi-Directional
Moving, functioning, or sending or receiving signals in or from two, usually opposite, directions
Bias Current (Bias Voltage)
Direct current ( DC ) deliberately made to flow, or DC voltage deliberately applied, between two points for the purpose of controlling a circuit
Bifilar
Having two parallel threads, as in the suspension of certain measuring instruments
A list of all the components, raw materials, and sub-assemblies needed to create the final product, specifying the exact quantities required for each. Read More…
Binary Coded Decimal (BCD)
Process for converting decimal numbers into their binary equivalents.
Boiling Point
The temperature at which a liquid boils and turns into a gas.
A precision measurement device used for accurately determining internal hole diameters. Read More…
A tool used for gauging the rotational force needed to remove a bottle cap from a container. Read More…
Bourdon Tube
A component used in pressure measurement devices that is used to measure relative pressures. It is a non-electrical instrument classified as mechanically operated pressure measuring device.
Bridge Circuit
Topology of electrical circuitry where two circuit branches are “bridged” together by a third branch that connects the two branches at an intermediate point between them.
Brinell Hardness
The hardness of a metal or alloy measured by hydraulically pressing a hard ball under a standard load into the specimen, reported using the Brinell scale of hardness.
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
Bursting Strength Tester
A property of paper or paperboard used in packaging that measures its resistance to rupturing, defined as the hydrostatic pressure needed to burst a paperboard sample when it is applied uniformly across its side
