Which distortion risk increases when machining hardened steel on a lathe without adequate stress relieving?

💡 Explanation

Internal stresses in hardened steel, if not relieved prior to lathe machining, can lead to thermal ratchet because the cutting process introduces localized heat that causes differential thermal expansion and plastic deformation. Therefore, thermal ratchet leads to unpredictable distortions rather than oxidation or tool path errors.

• Which risk increases when a hydraulic bladder accumulator overcharges?
• Which outcome occurs when a fiber optic transceiver's clock recovery circuit experiences excessive jitter?
• Which consequence results when increased reverse voltage in Zener diodes?
• In a warehouse robot using a color sensor to sort items, which outcome primarily results when ambient light overwhelms reflectivity data?
• Which outcome occurs when halide refrigerant reacts with moisture inside refrigeration system?
• Which outcome occurs when capacitance increases excessively in a power factor correction circuit attached to a large induction motor?