red-short

American  

[red-shawrt] / ˈrɛdˈʃɔrt /

adjective

Metallurgy.

1. brittle when at red heat, as iron or steel containing too much sulfur.

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Etymology

Origin of red-short

1720–30; < Swedish rödskört, neuter of rödskör, equivalent to röd red + skör brittle

Example Sentences

It makes steel tender and brittle at that temperature—a condition known to the workmen as "red-short."

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)

In practice, blooms made by this process have been so red-short that they could not be hammered at all.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various