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AGE-HARDENING [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heat Treatment of Metals
DEF

A process of aging that increases hardness and strength and ordinarily decreases ductility.

CONT

Age hardening usually follows rapid cooling or cold working. Takes effect on all cold rolled sheets in storage except fully aluminum killed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement à chaud des métaux
DEF

Procédé augmentant la dureté et la résistance d'un métal par précipitation des particules d'une phase en partant d'un alliage en solution solide, sursaturée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento térmico de metales
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