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Hardening (metallurgy)

Hardening is a metallurgical metalworking process used to increase the hardness of a metal. The hardness of a metal is directly proportional to the uniaxial yield stress at the location of the imposed strain. A harder metal will have a higher resistance to plastic deformation than a less hard metal. Hardening is a metallurgical metalworking process used to increase the hardness of a metal. The hardness of a metal is directly proportional to the uniaxial yield stress at the location of the imposed strain. A harder metal will have a higher resistance to plastic deformation than a less hard metal.

[ "Hardening (computing)", "Composite material", "Metallurgy", "Ceramic materials", "Alloy", "Bauschinger effect", "Case hardening", "Induction hardening", "Geometrically necessary dislocations", "hardening effect" ]
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