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Glossary
Palmela
municipality
Portugal
Spain
S355_043
P
ALMELA
Palmela is a small town in the municipality of the same
name in the district of Setúbal. This historical and very
old town in the west of Portugal today has a
population of around 16000.
T
HERMOFORMED
SHEETS
In thermoforming (e.g. forging), the metal lattice is
recrystalised during the shaping process. The
recrystalisation prevents embrittlement and avoids a
reduction in the tenacity of the workpiece as occurs
during cold forming.