work hardening
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work hardening
noun work hardenings
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The repeated plastic deformation of a material, causing a permanent distortion of its crystal structure, and an increase in its strength and hardness; the resultant hardness increase itself. (It can be either desirable or undesirable depending on the aims and circumstances in a metalworking task.)
The toolpath strategies for milling inconel must account for the work hardening that the cutting tool induces.
Similar: strain hardening
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noun repeated plastic deformation of a material
| Português | encruamento |
|---|---|
| Français | écrouissage |
| Deutsch | Kaltumformung, Kaltumformen |
| Italiano | incrudimento |
| Ελληνικά | ενδοτράχυνση endotráchynsi, εργοσκλήρυνση ergosklírynsi |
| Русский | наклёп nakljóp |
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