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Devitrification

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de·vit·ri·fy  (d-vtr-f)
tr.v. de·vit·ri·fied, de·vit·ri·fy·ing, de·vit·ri·fies
To cause (a glassy material) to become crystalline and brittle.
de·vitri·fia·ble adj.
de·vitri·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
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Forces acting on the solid-bed in a single-screw extruder are directly proportional to the coefficient of dynamic friction for temperatures less than the melting or devitrification temperature of the polymer.
An experimental study on shear stress characteristics of polymers in ... by Altinkaynak, Atakan; Gupta, Mahesh; Spalding, Mark A.; Crabtree, Sam L. / Polymer Engineering and Science
Herbert Insley (1923-1953) Petrographic microscope, devitrification, composition of cement clinker, powder x-ray diffraction, initiated course in petrographic microscopy.
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Second, we took notice that the very high polarity of collagen, consisting of amino group, carboxyl group and active hydrogen, gives high adhesion under the hydrophilic state, the collagen shows a very unique devitrification phenomenon which has been said to show a softening at the temperature of approximately 0 [degree] C[16], and also the collagen has micro and complicated fiber shape, receiving an idea from the ecology of animals in cold climates.
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