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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">strain hardening</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>strengthening</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>cold working</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>hardening, strain</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>strain hardened</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>work hardening</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The strengthening by plastic deformation of a material that is strained to beyond its elastic limit. It occurs because of dislocation generation within the material's crystal structure. ]]></note></mads>