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Cold working a metal generally:
- Increases strength and hardness but decreases ductility
- Decreases strength and increases ductility
- Has no effect on properties
- Increases ductility and toughness
Answer
A. Increases strength and hardness but decreases ductility
Solution
Due to strain hardening.
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