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1. n. 1

   The repeated plastic deformation of a material, causing a permanent distortion of its crystal structure, and an increase in its strength and hardness; the resultant hardness increase itself. (It can be either desirable or undesirable depending on the aims and circumstances in a metalworking task.)

   The toolpath strategies for milling inconel must account for the work hardening that the cutting tool induces.