TRANSGRANULAR CRACKING. Cracking or fracturing that occurs through or across a crystal or grains. Also called transcrystalline cracking.
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WORK HARDNESS. Hardness developed in metal resulting from cold working.
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TOUGHNESS. The ability of a metal to absorb energy and deform plastically before fracturing.