Why is it not possible to strain harden Indium?

Because it is possible to strain-harden Indium even though it recrystallises during room temperature deformation thus partly inhibiting the strain hardening effect. Indium is a tetragonal, soft, malleable post-transition metal with a melting tempe... read more

Because it is possible to strain-harden Indium even though it recrystallises during room temperature deformation thus partly inhibiting the strain hardening effect. Indium is a tetragonal, soft, malleable post-transition metal with a melting temperature of only 429 K (157°C/324°F). read more

The strain can be decomposed into a recoverable elastic strain and an inelastic strain (). The stress at initial yield is . Work hardening, also known as strain hardening, is the strengthening of a metal or polymer by plastic deformation. read more