2. Noun. The loss of flexibility or elasticity of a material. ¹
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Definition of Embrittlement
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embrittlement
Literary usage of Embrittlement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metallography of Steel and Cast Iron by Henry Marion Howe (1916)
"widen progressively, for instance to a width of 0.05 mm. at the end of 48 hours
and of 0.190 mm. at the end of 168 hours.1 693. Cause of the embrittlement ..."
2. Basic Studies in the Field of High-Temperature Engineering: Second by Nihon Genshiryoku Kenkyūjo (2002)
"Among these, radiation embrittlement may be the most crucial problem, ... It is
believed that radiation embrittlement inevitably occurs because it arises ..."
3. Pellet-clad Interaction in Water Reactor Fuels: Seminar Proceedings, Aix-en by Direction de l'énergie nucléaire, DEC., Electricité de France, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2005)
"Note the importance of burn-up on the cladding embrittlement by SCC: for low
burn-up no significant crack was observed on Al, whereas this rod underwent a ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1921)
"The examinations described were made because of a request for information concerning
the embrittlement of copper when heated in a molten salt bath (sodium ..."
5. Nuclear Fuel Safety Criteria: Technical Review by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2001)
"These embrittlement criteria (reference 10CFR50.46) are used widely. ...
The embrittlement/oxidation criteria were developed in the 60s and early 70s: ..."
6. Aging Nuclear Power Plants: Managing Plant Life and Decommissioning by Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1993)
"Neutron embrittlement is exacerbated If the steel or weld materials contain trace
... The greatest potential problem of RPV embrittlement is the threat of ..."
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