Definition of Cold work

1. Verb. Shape (metal) without heat.

Exact synonyms: Coldwork
Generic synonyms: Process, Work, Work On

Definition of Cold work

1. Noun. (metallurgy) Any of several plastic deformations of metal (or other material) at relatively low temperatures. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cold Work

cold steel
cold storage
cold stuffed tomato
cold sweat
cold tap
cold thyroid nodule
cold trap
cold turkey
cold ulcer
cold urticaria
cold virus
cold war
cold wave
cold waves
cold weather
cold work (current term)
cold working
coldblood
coldblooded
coldbloodedly
coldbloodedness
coldcock
coldcocked
coldcocking
coldcocks
coldcream
colde
colder
coldest
coldhearted

Literary usage of Cold work

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1916)
"The portions near the outside where the force was applied will receive more cold work than the center. As the outside increases in hardness, the deformation ..."

2. Metallography by Samuel Leslie Hoyt (1921)
"The Effect of cold work on Steel.—Two of the most important technical operations performed on mild steel (principally sheets) are stamping, pressing, etc., ..."

3. On the Frontier: Reminiscences of Wild Sports, Personal Adventures, and by J. S. Campion (1878)
"... fat Buck—Coming to Grief-cold work—The Turkeys again—Skyed—The flowing Bowl—The big Buck " gone for"— Our Bill of Fare complete— How it all ..."

4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1916)
"In a short conversation with Dr. Mathewson about July 1, 1915, he mentioned the fact that different degrees of cold work greatly affect the temperature of ..."

5. Transactions of the International Engineering Congress, 1915 (1916)
"18 the amount of cold work in the specimen is derived from I - - X 100 \ ; where S is the original cross-section, and s the new cross-section. ..."

6. In Search of a Polar Continent, 1905-1907 by Alfred H. Harrison (1908)
"... barren country—Expectant dogs—A feast— Alone—cold work—Arrival of the natives—Trouble with an Eskimo—The journey continued—A meagre larder—A lucky find. ..."

7. The School of Mines Quarterly by Columbia University School of Chemistry (1915)
"Curves showing effect of cold-work on strength and ductility. Effect of annealing. ... Temperature of complete annealing independent of amount of cold-work. ..."

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