embrittle
/ɪmˈbrɪt(ə)l
/ /ɛmˈbrɪt(ə)l/verb
Make or become brittle: [with object]: it was found that cotton and rayon could be made crease resisting, although the products were greatly embrittled [no object]: the joints do not embrittle in extreme cold...
- These effects combine to make phosphorus an extremely effective embrittling agent, even when fracture occurs transgranularly.
- Hydrogen is the most effective embrittling agent for Va metals.
- This is because some of the alloying elements form oxides and other compounds at the grain boundaries, embrittling the material.
Derivatives
embrittlement
- Nickel-base alloys are frequently used because of their improved resistance to environmental embrittlement over steels and stainless steels.
- It has also been shown that the development of temper embrittlement is directly linked with the rise of impurity concentration near the prior austenite boundaries.
- Nickel and nickel alloys are susceptible to embrittlement by lead, sulfur, phosphorus, and other low-melting-point elements.