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FIIG:  A23900

Entry Date:  Apr-01-1974

Concept:  2

Status:  A

Applicability:  A

Type:  0

Definition:  A slender strip of flexible steel, of circular cross section, having a cutting surface in the form of a continuous spiral tooth along its entire length. It is supplied in coils, from which required lengths may be cut for brazing into blades for band saws, or specific lengths for use in hacksaws, coping saws, jeweler's saws, and the like, and is used for contour sawing of metals, plastics and wood.

Basic INC:  70032

Basic Name:  BLADE

Description:  1. The broad, flat, or concave part of a machine or tool that comes into contact with the material to be removed, cleared, wiped, scraped, or the like (such as the blade of a windshield wiper, the blade of a bulldozer or snowplow, a shovel's blade, paint scraper blade, oar, paddle, or the like). 2. The flat or Spiral cutting edge of a knife, saw, or other tool or weapon. 3. An arm of a screw propeller, electric fan, or steam turbine.