TRANSGRANULAR CRACKING. Cracking or fracturing that occurs through or across a crystal or grains. Also called transcrystalline cracking.
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AGE HARDENING. Hardening by aging, usually after rapid cooling or cold working.
STRESS EQUALIZING. A low-temperature heat treatment used to balance stresses in cold-worked material without an appreciable decrease in the mechanical strength produced by […]
SOLID SOLUTION. A single, solid, homogenous crystalline phase containing two or more chemical species.
TEMPER COLOR. A thin, tightly adhering oxide skin that forms when steel is tempered at a low temperature, or for a short time, […]