| 释义 |
emˈbrittlement
[f. prec. + -ment.]
The action of the vb. embrittle, or the result of such action; loss of ductility.
1920Amer. Inst. Mining & Metall. Engin. Trans. LXIV. 440 It showed no evidence of embrittlement. 1926Fuel Economist II. 115 (heading) Treatment of boiler feed water to prevent caustic embrittlement. 1939Nature 11 Mar. 443/2 The full effect of the temper-hardening treatment..cannot be employed with advantage on account of the accompanying embrittlement. 1962J. T. Marsh Self-Smoothing Fabrics ix. 113 Many investigators appear to have assumed that the embrittlement of cotton in conventional processes was due to the use of an acid catalyst at a high temperature. 1969Physics Bull. Mar. 89/2 The embrittlement of alloy steels containing small amounts of P, As, Sb or Sn. Ibid., Embrittlement occurs after long heating at temperatures between 350 and 550°C, while tempering to remove it is achieved by brief heating to 650°C. |