Metal Glossary

Designed to be a quick reference guide for customers, the Cashmores glossary provides definitions of the latest metal industry terms.

Metal Glossary

Designed to be a quick reference guide for customers, the Cashmores glossary provides definitions of the latest metal industry terms.
  • Work Hardening
    Strain Hardening
    The increase in strength and hardness with a general loss of ductility that results from cold working of a work-piece.
    Related Terms: Cold Working
  • Wrought Product
    A product made by hot, or hot and cold, plastic deformation by the rolling, extruding or forging of a cast product.