embrittlement
Technical term used in materials science and engineering to describe the loss of ductility or toughness in a material.
Hydrogen embrittlement is one of the important degradation mechanisms of metallic materials.
hydrogen embrittlement
Compound of 脆 (brittle) and 化 (-ization, change). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation patterns for technical terms.