thermal stress cracking

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thermal stress cracking [′thər·məl ¦stres ′krak·iŋ]

(mechanics)

Crazing or cracking of materials (plastics or metals) by overexposure to elevated temperatures and sudden temperature changes or large temperature differentials.

The crazing of some thermoplastics as a result of overexposure to high temperature.

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