Meaning of hot work | Babel Free

Definitions

To plastically deform metal (or other material) at temperatures above the recrystallization temperature but below the melting point of the material.

Examples

“Wrought copper and copper alloys are readily hot worked by rolling, forging, pressing, bending, and forming operations.”

“Brasses of this composition therefore should be hot worked above 600–700 ° C giving a fine grain and fibrous structure.”

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