"Overheat" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... may be illustrated by considering the equilibrium between rhombic and monoclinic sulphur. The former, which is deposited from solutions, is transformed into monoclinic sulphur at about 96 deg., but with great care it is possible to overheat it and even to fuse it (at 113.5 deg.) without effecting the transformation. Monoclinic sulphur, obtained by crystallizing fused sulphur, melts at 119.5 deg., and admits of undercooling even to ordinary temperatures, but contact with a fragment of the rhombic modification spontaneously brings about ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 - "Chtelet" to "Chicago" • Various
... smith. "A bit off the end would make a wedge, but you want to be careful you don't overheat the steel in the forge if it's to stand hammering after. Horseshoe iron's better for your particular job. Come back in a day or two and I'll ...
— The Girl From Keller's - Sadie's Conquest • Harold Bindloss |
