cold cracking

koʊld ˈkrækɪŋ

Definition

Definition of cold cracking - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

materials

TECH.

cracking of materials at low temperatures due to stress

TECH.

The weld showed signs of cold cracking after the temperature dropped.

brittle fracture

Adjective

materials

TECH.

prone to cracking at low temperatures

TECH.

The cold cracking steel failed in the winter.

brittle

fragile

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Expressions with cold

catch cold

become ill with a cold virus

She might catch cold if she goes out without a coat.

cold snap

brief period of sudden cold weather

The cold snap caught everyone by surprise.

go cold

become physically cold after being warm

The coffee will go cold if left out.

cold call

telephone call or visit without prior appointment

Receiving a cold call can be surprising and often unwelcome.

catch a cold

become infected with a cold virus

She started sneezing and realized she might catch a cold..

come down with a cold

become sick with a cold

She might come down with a cold after the rain.

Expressions with cracking

what's cracking

exp.

used to ask what is happening or how someone is doing

Hey, what's cracking—how are you doing today?

cracking pace

very fast speed or rate of activity

The runners set off at a cracking pace.

at a cracking pace

adv.

very quickly or at high speed

The team finished the project at a cracking pace.

get cracking

start working quickly on a task

Let's get cracking on the project.

cracking good

adj.

extremely impressive or enjoyable

That was a cracking good movie!

stress corrosion cracking

cracking of solid material from combined steady pull and chemical attack

The pipeline failed due to stress corrosion cracking near the welds.

thermal cracking

industrial process using high heat to break large hydrocarbons into smaller products

Thermal cracking increased the yield of gasoline from the heavy crude oil.

cat cracking

process breaking down large hydrocarbons into gasoline

Cat cracking is essential in modern petroleum refining.

ozone cracking

damage to rubber caused by ozone exposure

The tires showed signs of ozone cracking after prolonged exposure.

steam cracking

cracking hydrocarbons with steam to make light alkenes

Steam cracking is essential for producing ethylene and propylene.

Examples of cold cracking in a sentence

The engineers studied the cold cracking patterns.
The pipeline was made of cold cracking material.
Cold cracking alloys are unsuitable for Arctic conditions.

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French:fissuration à froid, sujet au craquelage à froid, ...
German:Kalt-rissbildung, kaltbrüchig, ...
Italian:frattura a freddo, fragile al freddo, ...
Spanish:grietas por frío, frágil al frío, ...
Portuguese:fissuração a frio, propenso a rachar a frio, ...
Chinese:冷裂纹, 低温开裂的, ...
Japanese:低温割れ, 低温割れする, ...
Arabic:تَشَقُّق بَارِد, قابِل لِلتَّشَقُّق البارِد, ...
Hebrew:סְדִיקָה קָרָה, שָׁבִיר בַּקּוֹר, ...
Russian:холодное растрескивание, холодноломкий, ...
Ukrainian:холодне тріщинування, схильний до тріщин на холоді, ...
Hindi:ठंडा क्रैकिंग, ठंड में टूटने वाला, ...
Bengali:ঠান্ডা ফাটল, ঠান্ডায় ফাটার, ...
Catalan:fissuració en fred, propens a esquerdar-se en fred, ...
Czech:praskání za studena, křehnoucí, ...
Danish:kuldebrud, kuldeknækkende, ...
Dutch:koude scheurvorming, koudscheurend, ...
Greek:ψυχρή ρωγμή, ψυχροραγιστικός, ...
Hungarian:hidegrepedés, hidegrepedésre hajlamos, ...
Khmer:ការប្រេះបែកដោយត្រជាក់, ងាយប្រេះនៅសីតុណ្ហភាពទាប, ...
Korean:저온 균열, 저온 균열의, ...
Persian:ترک‌خوردگی سرد, مستعد ترک خوردن در سرما, ...
Polish:pękanie na zimno, podatny na pękanie w niskich temperaturach, ...
Portuguese (BR):rachadura a frio, frágil ao frio, ...
Romanian:fisurare la rece, predispus la crăpare la rece, ...
Swedish:kallsprickor, kallsprickande, ...
Thai:การแตกร้าวเย็น, แตกในความเย็น, ...
Turkish:soğuk çatlama, soğukta çatlayan, ...
Vietnamese:sự nứt vỡ do lạnh, dễ nứt lạnh, ...

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Definition of cold cracking - Reverso English Dictionary

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