Explore Embrittlement through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Embrittlement meaning
The process of being embrittled; loss of flexibility or elasticity of a material; the development of brittleness.
Using Embrittlement
- The main meaning on this page is: The process of being embrittled; loss of flexibility or elasticity of a material; the development of brittleness.
- In the example corpus, embrittlement often appears in combinations such as: the embrittlement, hydrogen embrittlement.
Context around Embrittlement
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Embrittlement
- In this selection, "embrittlement" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hydrogen, effect, resistance and decreases stand out and add context to how "embrittlement" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by hydrogen embrittlement and embrittlement or shrinkage. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "embrittlement" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with embrittlement
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Higher-tin alloys can absorb more gold without embrittlement. (9 words)
The embrittlement decreases at higher manganese concentrations and reaches an acceptable level at 8%. (14 words)
Embrittlement or shrinkage is the common mode of failure of elastomers with exposure to ozone. (15 words)
Phosphorus is added to metallic copper during its smelting process to react with oxygen present as an impurity in copper and to produce phosphorus-containing copper ( CuOFP ) alloys with a higher hydrogen embrittlement resistance than normal copper. (37 words)
A reduction in fracture toughness may also be attributed to the embrittlement effect of impurities, or for body-centred cubic metals, from a reduction in temperature. (26 words)
In the 1980s, the pressure tubes in the Pickering A reactors were replaced ahead of design life due to unexpected deterioration caused by hydrogen embrittlement. (25 words)
Example sentences (6)
A reduction in fracture toughness may also be attributed to the embrittlement effect of impurities, or for body-centred cubic metals, from a reduction in temperature.
Embrittlement or shrinkage is the common mode of failure of elastomers with exposure to ozone.
Higher-tin alloys can absorb more gold without embrittlement.
In the 1980s, the pressure tubes in the Pickering A reactors were replaced ahead of design life due to unexpected deterioration caused by hydrogen embrittlement.
Phosphorus is added to metallic copper during its smelting process to react with oxygen present as an impurity in copper and to produce phosphorus-containing copper ( CuOFP ) alloys with a higher hydrogen embrittlement resistance than normal copper.
The embrittlement decreases at higher manganese concentrations and reaches an acceptable level at 8%.
Common combinations with embrittlement
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: