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work hardening

strengthening of a metal by plastic deformation
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work hardening

Summary

work hardening ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (526 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • work hardening is a type of forming process[2].
  • work hardening is a type of hardening[3].
  • work hardening's Commons category is recorded as Work hardening[4].
  • work hardening's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5893[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include forming process[2] and hardening[3].

Why It Matters

work hardening ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (526 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). work hardening. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/work-hardening
MLA “work hardening.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/work-hardening.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_work-hardening_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{work hardening}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/work-hardening}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 6d ago · Arlo Barnes · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P5893
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → forming process, hardening
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q15852033]]"
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