SPALLING. A chipping or flaking of a surface due to any kind of improper heat treatment or material dissociation.
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STRAIN HARDENING. An increase in hardness and strength caused by plastic deformation at temperatures below the recrystallization range.
SUBCRITICAL ANNEALING. A process anneal performed on ferrous alloys at a temperature below Ac1.
THERMAL STRESS. Stresses in metal resulting from non-uniform temperature distribution.
TEMPERED MARTENSITE EMBRITTLEMENT. Embrittlement of ultrahigh-strength steels caused by tempering in the temperature range of 205 to 400 degrees C (400 to 750 […]