embrittlementn.
The action of embrittle v., or the result of such action; loss of ductility.
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embrittlement1921
1921 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining & Metall. Engineers 64 440 It showed no evidence of embrittlement.
1926 Fuel Economist II. 115 (heading) Treatment of boiler feed water to prevent caustic embrittlement.
1939 Nature 11 Mar. 443/2 The full effect of the temper-hardening treatment..cannot be employed with advantage on account of the accompanying embrittlement.
1962 J. 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.
1969 Physics Bull. Mar. 89/2 The embrittlement of alloy steels containing small amounts of P, As, Sb or Sn.
1969 Physics Bull. Mar. 89/2 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.
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