单词 | embrittle |
释义 | emˈbrittle, v. [f. em- + brittle a.] trans. To render brittle. Hence emˈbrittling vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1902Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 574/2 Sudden cooling hardens and embrittles steel and cast iron. 1903H. M. Howe Iron, Steel & other Alloys ix. 257 The coarsening and embrittling of low-carbon steel. 1930Engineering 11 Apr. 494/1 Lead pipes embrittled by the prolonged application of water-hammer. 1960New Scientist 20 Oct. 1067/2 The plasticity of..steels and of molybdenum alloys decreases markedly when subjected to neutron irradiation. This embrittling phenomena [sic] is important. 1962J. T. Marsh Self-Smoothing Fabrics v. 45 As early as 1919, it was found..that cotton and rayon could be made crease resisting..although the products were greatly embrittled and commercially valueless. |

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