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Meaning of hot work | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Suomi kuumamuokata

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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