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work hardening

work hardening noun: 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.).

Noun

work hardening (countable and uncountable, plural work hardenings)

  1. 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.

work hardening meaning in Tamil

work hardening in Tamil

வேலைக்குட்படுத்திக் கடினமாக்கல்

Synonyms of work hardening

Forms of work hardening

pluralwork hardenings

Questions about work hardening

What does work hardening mean?
Work hardening means 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.).
What is work hardening in Tamil?
Work hardening in Tamil is வேலைக்குட்படுத்திக் கடினமாக்கல். See Work hardening meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is work hardening?
Work hardening is a noun.
What is the plural of work hardening?
The plural of work hardening is work hardenings.

Words near work hardening in the dictionary

  1. work functions
  2. work gang
  3. work gangs
  4. work group
  5. work groups
  6. work hardening
  7. work hardenings
  8. work histories
  9. work history
  10. work horse
  11. work horses

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