strain hardening

16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

strain hardening is a valid 16-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

S1T1R1A1I1N1H4A1R1D2E1N1I1N1G2

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =20 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60

MEANING

What does strain hardening mean?