work hardening

Noun

 * 1)  The repeated plastic deformation of a material, causing a permanent distortion of its crystal structure, and an increase in its strength

Translations

 * Finnish: kylmämuokkaus ; muokkauslujittuminen
 * French:
 * German: Kaltumformung, Kaltumformen
 * Greek:, εργοσκλήρυνση
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: encruamento
 * Russian:
 * Ukrainian: на́клеп