red-short (Meaning)
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red-short (a.)
Hot-short; brittle when red-hot; -- said of certain kinds of iron.
Synonyms & Antonyms of red-short
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red-short Sentence Examples
- The steel was prone to red-shortness, becoming brittle and cracking during forging.
- The red-short fracture surfaces exhibited a jagged and crystalline appearance.
- Red-shortness can be caused by excessive sulfur content, which forms iron sulfide inclusions.
- Annealing can reduce red-shortness by redistributing the sulfur and forming spheroidal inclusions.
- High-phosphorus steels are susceptible to red-shortness, especially when hot rolled.
- The presence of copper and tin in brass alloys can contribute to red-shortness.
- Red-shortness can lead to catastrophic failures in hot-working processes.
- Heat treatment protocols must be carefully designed to minimize red-shortness in critical components.
- Advanced alloys have been developed to resist red-shortness, enabling improved hot-working performance.
- Red-shortness can be a significant factor in the selection of materials for high-temperature applications.
FAQs About the word red-short
Hot-short; brittle when red-hot; -- said of certain kinds of iron.
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The steel was prone to red-shortness, becoming brittle and cracking during forging.
The red-short fracture surfaces exhibited a jagged and crystalline appearance.
Red-shortness can be caused by excessive sulfur content, which forms iron sulfide inclusions.
Annealing can reduce red-shortness by redistributing the sulfur and forming spheroidal inclusions.
