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[deleted] t1_iywcbg1 wrote

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Altazaar OP t1_iyzifnj wrote

Doesn’t the stiffness decrease? Isn’t that how blacksmiths were able to form swords, by heating them up?

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Chemomechanics t1_iyxhb8o wrote

> when a metal is heated, its density decreases while its stiffness increases

Metals generally don't get stiffer with increasing temperature.

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