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Crazing

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craze  (krz)
v. crazed, craz·ing, craz·es
v.tr.
1. To cause to become mentally deranged or obsessed; make insane.
2. To produce a network of fine cracks in the surface or glaze of.
v.intr.
1. To become mentally deranged or obsessed; go insane.
2. To become covered with fine cracks.
n.
1. A short-lived popular fashion; a fad.
2. A fine crack in a surface or glaze.

[Middle English crasen, to shatter, of Scandinavian origin.]

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In tests of 20 dishwasher cycles, the material reportedly performed competitively with polycarbonate, SAN, and other styrene-acrylic copolymers in terms of clarity retention and resistance to crazing.
It is also more resistant to cracking and crazing, and it can be used in low-density SMC, according to Ashland.
Metton's impact resistance helps maintain a superior surface finish for hoods without the susceptibility to dents and star crazing like metal and SMC, respectively.
 
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