Hot short

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002899",
  "term": "Hot short",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing a metal that becomes brittle and loses its ductility at elevated temperatures, making it susceptible to cracking during hot working processes. This condition is often caused by the presence of low-melting point impurities, such as sulfur in steel, which form liquid films at grain boundaries. Hot shortness can severely limit the workability of an alloy.",
  "synonyms": [
    "red-short"
  ],
  "subject": "Metallurgy",
  "see_also": [
    "cold short"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Warmbrüchigkeit",
    "es": "fragilidad en caliente",
    "fr": "fragile à chaud"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/hot-short/"
}