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Definition: EMBRITTLEMENT

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A fragility or frailty. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. A delicacy.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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Specialty Definition: EMBRITTLEMENT

Domain Definition
Mining Reduction in the normal ductility of a metal because of a physical or chemical change. (references)
Technology See: brittle. (references)

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Common Expressions: EMBRITTLEMENT

Expressions Definition
Hydrogen embrittlement Exposure to hydrogen causes various metals, most importantly steel, to become brittle and crack. This corrosion process, called hydrogen embrittlement, is not completely understood. Detection of hydrogen embrittlement in welds and fabricated parts is more difficult than detection of oxidation (rust). (references)

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Specialty Expressions: EMBRITTLEMENT

Expressions Domain Definition
Acid embrittlement Mining A form of hydrogen embrittlement that may be induced in some metals by acid treatment. (references)
Caustic embrittlement Mining Effect on metal of immersion in caustic alkaline solutions. (references)
Graphitic embrittlement Metallurgy Reduction in ductility of a metal or alloy, associated with the occurrence of graphite in the grain boundaries. Source: European Union. (references)
Hydrogen embrittlement Aerospace Decrease in a metal's tensile strength. notched tensile strength, fatigue strength, resistance to crack growth, and especially ductility as a result of absorption by the metal of newly formed gaseous hydrogen. (references)
Hydrogen embrittlement Environment A process resulting in a decrease of fracture toughness or ductility of a metal due to the presence of hydrogen. (references)
Hydrogen embrittlement Mining A condition of low ductility in metals resulting from the absorption of hydrogen. (references)
Hydrogen embrittlement Physics A decrease in the fracture strength of metals (embrittlement) due to the incorporation of hydrogen within the metal lattice. (references)

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Extended Definition: EMBRITTLEMENT

Embrittlement

Embrittlement is a loss of elasticity of a material, making it brittle. Various materials have different mechanisms of embrittlement.

  • Hydrogen embrittlement is the effect of hydrogen absorption on some metals and alloys.
  • Sulfide stress cracking is the embrittlement caused by absorption of hydrogen sulfide.
  • Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) is the embrittlement caused by liquid metals.
  • Metal-induced embrittlement (MIE) is the embrittlement caused by diffusion of atoms of metal, either solid or liquid, into the material.
  • Neutron radiation causes embrittlement of some materials, neutron-induced swelling, and buildup of Wigner energy. This is a process especially important for neutron moderators and nuclear reactor vessels.
  • The primary embrittlement mechanism of plastics is gradual loss of plasticizers, usually by overheating or aging.

See also

  • Stress corrosion cracking

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Embrittlement". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: EMBRITTLEMENT

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Liquid metal embrittlement 12     Embrittlement 3
Hydrogen embrittlement 12     Hydrogen embrittlement 12
Embrittlement 3     Liquid metal embrittlement 12

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonyms: embrittlement
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 brittleness.
Consider also: crispness.

Expression

 high temperature brittleness, brittle rupture.
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Computed Synonyms: embrittlement

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   17.0094   embrittlement     brittleness     fragility, frailty, friability, looseness, high temperature brittleness   
 2   8.0088   embrittlement     fragility     frailty, brittleness, weakness, delicacy, infirmity   
 3   7.0088   embrittlement     frailty     weakness, fragility, feebleness, infirmity, delicacy   
 4   6.0087   embrittlement     delicacy     fineness, subtlety, nicety, tenderness, dainty   
 5   4.0089   embrittlement     brashness     impertinence, impudence, tempestuousness, vehemence, brass   
 6   4.0089   embrittlement     shortness     curtness, poverty, drought, shortage, deficiency   
 7   4.0087   embrittlement     weakness     infirmity, feebleness, frailty, faintness, debility   
 8   4.0087   embrittlement     tenderness     softness, gentleness, delicacy, kindness, fondness   
 9   2.1189   embrittlement     exist     be, live, subsist, to be, being   
 10   2.0090   embrittlement     feebleness     weakness, infirmity, faintness, frailty, languor   
 11   2.0089   embrittlement     sickliness     paleness, wanness, pallor, sallowness, pallidness   
 12   2.0088   embrittlement     shakiness     vibration, quiver, shiver, quake, tremor   
 13   2.0088   embrittlement     flightiness     levity, frivolity, giddiness, lightheadedness, frailty   
 14   2.0088   embrittlement     crackiness     tenderness, sickliness, flimsiness, flightiness, weakness   
 15   2.0087   embrittlement     tenuousness     tenuity, thinness, weakness, slenderness, frailty   
--------------------     15 synonyms ranked from 16 to 30 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: embrittlement

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   10.9991   embrittlement     caustic embrittlement     high temperature brittleness, brittleness, crackiness   
 2   10.0081   embrittlement     high temperature brittleness     caustic embrittlement, brittleness, tenderness   
 3   2.9985   embrittlement     sleaziness or embrittlement     shakiness, brittleness, weakness   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: embrittlement

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   10.9991   caustic embrittlement     embrittlement     brittleness, high temperature brittleness   
 2   10.0081   caustic embrittlement     high temperature brittleness     embrittlement, brittleness   
 3   8.0086   caustic embrittlement     brittleness     fragility, frailty   
 4   2.9985   sleaziness or embrittlement     embrittlement     brittleness, caustic embrittlement   
 5   2.5179   sleaziness or embrittlement     shakiness     vibration, quiver   
 6   2.4080   sleaziness or embrittlement     brittleness     fragility, frailty   
 7   2.4078   sleaziness or embrittlement     weakness     infirmity, feebleness   
 8   2.4078   sleaziness or embrittlement     feebleness     weakness, infirmity   
 9   2.4077   sleaziness or embrittlement     tenderness     softness, gentleness   
 10   2.4077   sleaziness or embrittlement     fragileness     brittleness, fragility   
 11   2.4077   sleaziness or embrittlement     brashness     impertinence, impudence   
 12   2.1176   sleaziness or embrittlement     exist     be, live   
 13   2.0182   caustic embrittlement     crackiness     tenderness, sickliness   
 14   2.0081   caustic embrittlement     tenuousness     tenuity, thinness   
 15   2.0081   caustic embrittlement     fragility     frailty, brittleness   
--------------------     25 expressions ranked from 16 to 40 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: EMBRITTLEMENT

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bohemian křehnutí (embrittlement). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese fragilização (embrittlement), Fragilidade (brittleness, delicacy, fragility, frailty, brashness). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina křehnutí (embrittlement). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 脆裂 (brittle rupture, embrittlement), 脆化 (embrittlement), 脆变 (embrittlement), 变脆 (embrittlement). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Corse fraggilità (brashness, caustic embrittlement, crackiness, delicacy, embrittlement). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsi fraggilità (brashness, caustic embrittlement, crackiness, delicacy, embrittlement). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsican fraggilità (brashness, caustic embrittlement, crackiness, delicacy, embrittlement). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Corso fraggilità (brashness, caustic embrittlement, crackiness, delicacy, embrittlement). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsu fraggilità (brashness, caustic embrittlement, crackiness, delicacy, embrittlement). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech křehnutí (embrittlement). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch die Versprödung (embrittlement), die Anlassversprödung (temper embrittlement), reversible Anlaßsprödigkeit (reversible temper embrittlement). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch bros werden (brittleness, caustic embrittlement, embrittlement, high temperature brittleness), ontlaatbrosheid (reversible temper embrittlement). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish haurastuminen (brittleness, development, embrittlement). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Français fragilisation (embrittlement, fragilization, brittleness, caustic embrittlement, high temperature brittleness), accroissement de la fragilité (embrittlement), écaillement (flaking, chipping, peeling, embrittlement, scaling), fragilite (brittleness, embrittlement), fragilité (fragility, frailty, delicacy, frailness, fragilitas), fragilité de galvanisation (galvanizing embrittlement), défragilisation (hydrogen embrittlement relief), essai de fragilisation par chauffage dans l'hydrogène (hydrogen embrittlement test), fragilisation des chaudières (boiler embrittlement), fragilisation due à la galvanisation (galvanizing embrittlement). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
French fragilisation (embrittlement, fragilization, brittleness, caustic embrittlement, high temperature brittleness), accroissement de la fragilité (embrittlement), écaillement (flaking, chipping, peeling, embrittlement, scaling), fragilite (brittleness, embrittlement), fragilité (fragility, frailty, delicacy, frailness, fragilitas), fragilité de galvanisation (galvanizing embrittlement), défragilisation (hydrogen embrittlement relief), essai de fragilisation par chauffage dans l'hydrogène (hydrogen embrittlement test), fragilisation des chaudières (boiler embrittlement), fragilisation due à la galvanisation (galvanizing embrittlement). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
German die Versprödung (embrittlement), die Anlassversprödung (temper embrittlement), reversible Anlaßsprödigkeit (reversible temper embrittlement). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
High German die Versprödung (embrittlement), die Anlassversprödung (temper embrittlement), reversible Anlaßsprödigkeit (reversible temper embrittlement). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch die Versprödung (embrittlement), die Anlassversprödung (temper embrittlement), reversible Anlaßsprödigkeit (reversible temper embrittlement). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian törékenység (fragility, delicacy, brittleness, embrittlement, frailness), ridegség (frigidity, rigidity, rigidness, brittleness, embrittlement), ridegedés (embrittlement), elridegedés (embrittlement). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian infragilimento (embrittlement), fragilita (brittleness, embrittlement, fragility, shortness), deidrogenazione (baking, hydrogen embrittlement relief), infragilimento da idrogeno (hydrogen embrittlement), fragilita da idrogeno (hydrogen embrittlement), fragilita da decapaggio (embrittlement caused by pickling), fragilita da corrosione (corrosion embrittlement), fragilita caustica (caustic embrittlement). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 脆化 (embrittlement, brittle, embrittle), 水素脆性 (hydrogen embrittlement). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar törékenység (fragility, delicacy, brittleness, embrittlement, frailness), ridegség (frigidity, rigidity, rigidness, brittleness, embrittlement), ridegedés (embrittlement), elridegedés (embrittlement). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish kruchość wodorowa (hydrogen embrittlement). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch kruchość wodorowa (hydrogen embrittlement). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski kruchość wodorowa (hydrogen embrittlement). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese fragilização (embrittlement), Fragilidade (fragility, brittleness, frailty, delicacy, exist). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian хрупкость (fragility, frailty, brittleness, embrittlement, frailness), повышение хрупкости (embrittlement), водородная хрупкость (hydrogen acid brittleness, hydrogen embrittlement), хрупкость от травления (embrittlement caused by pickling), коррозионное растрескивание (corrosion cracking, corrosion embrittlement, stress corrosion fracture), щелочное растрескивание (caustic embrittlement). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) khrupkostʹ (fragility, frailty, brittleness, embrittlement, frailness), povyshenie khrupkosti (embrittlement), vodorodnaya khrupkostʹ (hydrogen acid brittleness, hydrogen embrittlement), khrupkostʹ ot travleniya (embrittlement caused by pickling), korrozionnoe rastreskivanie (corrosion cracking, corrosion embrittlement, stress corrosion fracture), shchelochnoe rastreskivanie (caustic embrittlement). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki хрупкость (fragility, frailty, brittleness, embrittlement, frailness), повышение хрупкости (embrittlement), водородная хрупкость (hydrogen acid brittleness, hydrogen embrittlement), хрупкость от травления (embrittlement caused by pickling), коррозионное растрескивание (corrosion cracking, corrosion embrittlement, stress corrosion fracture), щелочное растрескивание (caustic embrittlement). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) khrupkostʹ (fragility, frailty, brittleness, embrittlement, frailness), povyshenie khrupkosti (embrittlement), vodorodnaya khrupkostʹ (hydrogen acid brittleness, hydrogen embrittlement), khrupkostʹ ot travleniya (embrittlement caused by pickling), korrozionnoe rastreskivanie (corrosion cracking, corrosion embrittlement, stress corrosion fracture), shchelochnoe rastreskivanie (caustic embrittlement). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) postajanje metala krtim (embrittlement). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak krehnutie (brittle, embrittlement). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian krehnutie (brittle, embrittlement). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish fragilidad (fragility, frailness, brittleness, frailty, delicacy), FRAGILIZACION (embrittlement), fragilidad de fase Sigma (brittleness, caustic embrittlement, embrittlement, high temperature brittleness), fragilidad alcalina (brittleness, caustic embrittlement, embrittlement, high temperature brittleness), fragilidad al ozono (brittleness, caustic embrittlement, embrittlement, high temperature brittleness), fragilidad al mordiente (brittleness, caustic embrittlement, embrittlement, high temperature brittleness), fragilidad a temperaturas bajas (brittleness, caustic embrittlement, embrittlement, high temperature brittleness), fragilidad a temperaturas altas (brittleness, caustic embrittlement, embrittlement, high temperature brittleness), FRAGILIZACION POR RADIACION (irradiation embrittlement). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea haurastuminen (brittleness, development, embrittlement). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi haurastuminen (brittleness, development, embrittlement). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish gevretme (embrittlement), gevreme (embrittlement). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, embrittlement. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: EMBRITTLEMENT

Language Translations for “embrittlement” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag athagembrathagittlathagemathagent (embrittlement). Additional references: Athag, embrittlement. (volunteer)
Double Dutch agembragittlagemagent (embrittlement). Additional references: Double Dutch, embrittlement. (volunteer)
Leet &[V]6[z177#&[V]&^/7 (embrittlement). Additional references: Leet, embrittlement. (volunteer)
Oppish opembropittlopemopent (embrittlement). Additional references: Oppish, embrittlement. (volunteer)
Pig Latin embrittlementway (embrittlement). Additional references: Pig Latin, embrittlement. (volunteer)
Terran B fragilidad (embrittlement). Additional references: Terran B, embrittlement. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi ubembrubittlubemubent (embrittlement). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, embrittlement. (volunteer)
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