| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Blue brittleness | Metallurgy | The loss of ductility found on testing steel in the blue heat range which varies between about 200 deg. C and 400 deg. C according to the composition of the steel. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Blue brittleness | Mining | Brittleness exhibited by some steels after being heated to some temperature within the range of 300 to 650 degrees F (149 to 343 degrees C), particularly if the steel is worked at the elevated temperature. (references) | |
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