Work hardening
Okay kiddo, let me explain what work hardening is. Imagine you have a ball of clay. When you first start playing with it, it’s soft and you can easily mold it into different shapes. But, as you keep playing with it, you notice it becomes harder and harder to mold. This is kind of like work hardening.
Work hardening happens to metals when they are repeatedly bent or hit, like hitting a piece of metal with a hammer or bending it in a machine. These actions cause the metal to become harder and stronger. Think of it like how your muscles get stronger when you exercise a lot. The metal is doing the same thing, getting stronger through hard work.
When metal is work hardened, it can also become stiffer, which means it's more resistant to bending. Think about a bendy straw that you can easily bend with your hands. Now imagine a metal straw that's so stiff you can't bend it even if you try really hard. That’s what work hardening does to metal.
So, work hardening is a process undertaken by metals that make them harder, stronger, and stiffer over time through repeated work.
Work hardening happens to metals when they are repeatedly bent or hit, like hitting a piece of metal with a hammer or bending it in a machine. These actions cause the metal to become harder and stronger. Think of it like how your muscles get stronger when you exercise a lot. The metal is doing the same thing, getting stronger through hard work.
When metal is work hardened, it can also become stiffer, which means it's more resistant to bending. Think about a bendy straw that you can easily bend with your hands. Now imagine a metal straw that's so stiff you can't bend it even if you try really hard. That’s what work hardening does to metal.
So, work hardening is a process undertaken by metals that make them harder, stronger, and stiffer over time through repeated work.