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Record 1 2015-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cold Treatment of Metals
  • Heat Treatment of Metals
DEF

Term used in reference to the increase in hardness and tensile strength caused by plastic deformation at temperatures below the recrystallisation temperature.

OBS

Strain hardening is sometimes called work hardening, produced by cold working.

Key term(s)
  • strain gage pickup

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement à froid des métaux
  • Traitement à chaud des métaux
DEF

Modifications des propriétés mécaniques et de la structure d'un matériau, dues à une déformation permanente imposée à froid ou à chaud.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento al frío de metales
  • Tratamiento térmico de metales
DEF

Endurecimiento y pérdida de la capacidad de deformación de un metal cuando se lo trabaja en frío (por debajo de la temperatura de recristalización).

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Record 2 2000-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
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