Glossary of terms
Air vent
An air vent is a hole in a samovar cover, letting an air out during water boiling.
Alpaca
Alpaca (also spelled alpacca) is an alloy consisting of mostly copper (roughly 65 percent), and approximately 15 percent nickel and about 25 percent zinc. Its structure differs from cupronickel, only for lesser proportion of copper. It’s is used for flatware and jewellery manufacturing.
Annealing
Annealing is thermal metal working for increasing its plasticity and softness.
Assembler
An assembler is a working profession in the area of samovar manufacturing. He assembled samovars from different parts and soldered taps.
