Glossary · term
Work hardening
Workshop
- Aliases
- work-hardening, work-harden, work-hardens, work-hardened, cold working
- Domain
- Workshop
Definition
A metal getting harder and more brittle as it is bent or hammered cold, as its crystals tangle. Why a paperclip snaps after a few bends, and why forged parts are annealed between heats.
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