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Cold work
Any of several plastic deformations of metal (or other material) at relatively low temperatures.
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Any of several plastic deformations of metal (or other material) at relatively low temperatures.
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| Word | Definition |
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| hot worknoun | Any type of work, such as welding, soldering, or glassblowing, that causes of a potential fire hazard because it causes sparks or flames. |
| work hardeningnoun | (metallurgy) 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.) |
| cold formingnoun | work hardening |
| cold rollingnoun | (metallurgy) A rolling of metal at a temperature below that of its recrystallization point. |
| coldworknoun | The elimination of flaws and rough or sharp areas on the surface of blown or cast glass objects; usually achieved by some combination of grinding and polishing. |
| cold weldnoun | A weld formed by cold welding |
| cold-shutnoun | (metalworking) Closed while too cold to become thoroughly welded; said of a forging or casting. |
| cryomouldnoun | Alternative form of cryomold. [A shallow plastic contained used for freezing tissue samples] |
| cold weldingnoun | A phenomenon where in a vacuum, two clean oxide-less uncoated metal surfaces will fuse/weld/merge together when they come into contact with each other, without any other action required (without fusion heating). |
| low temperature flexibilitynoun | The ability of a membrane or other material to resist cracking when flexed after it has been cooled to a low temperature. |
| thermoplastic resinnoun | any synthetic material, such as polyethylene, that can be molded when hot but becomes hard on cooling |
| cold shutnoun | An improper weld caused by insufficient heat used during forge welding. |
| plastic deformationnoun | A permanent change in the shape or size of an object without breaking it or putting it under excessive stress |
| recrystallizationnoun | (chemistry) A technique for the purification of chemical compounds in which the compound is dissolved in a solvent and slowly cooled to form crystals. |
| cryomoldnoun | A shallow plastic contained used for freezing tissue samples |
| cold rubbernoun | Synthetic rubber that has undergone emulsion polymerization at a relatively low temperature, typically around 5 or 10℃. |
| heatnoun | (uncountable) Thermal energy. |
| cryoclampnoun | (surgery) A clamp designed to be used at low temperatures |
| cryodestructionnoun | (medicine) The surgical destruction of tissues using cold. |
| cryotransformationnoun | low-temperature transformation |
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