SOLUTION HEAT TREATMENT. Heating an alloy to a suitable temperature, holding at that temperature long enough to cause one or more constituents to enter into a solid solution, and then cooling rapidly enough to hold these constituents in solution.
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ACID EMBRITTLEMENT. A form of hydrogen embrittlement that may be induced in some metals by acid treatment.
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VACUUM DEPOSITION. Condensation of thin metal coatings on the cool surface of work in a vacuum.
TOUGHNESS. The ability of a metal to absorb energy and deform plastically before fracturing.