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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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hot worknounAny 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 formingnounwork hardening
cold rollingnoun(metallurgy) A rolling of metal at a temperature below that of its recrystallization point.
coldworknounThe 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 weldnounA weld formed by cold welding
cold-shutnoun(metalworking) Closed while too cold to become thoroughly welded; said of a forging or casting.
cryomouldnounAlternative form of cryomold. [A shallow plastic contained used for freezing tissue samples]
cold weldingnounA 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 flexibilitynounThe ability of a membrane or other material to resist cracking when flexed after it has been cooled to a low temperature.
thermoplastic resinnounany synthetic material, such as polyethylene, that can be molded when hot but becomes hard on cooling
cold shutnounAn improper weld caused by insufficient heat used during forge welding.
plastic deformationnounA 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.
cryomoldnounA shallow plastic contained used for freezing tissue samples
cold rubbernounSynthetic 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.
cryotransformationnounlow-temperature transformation

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