Beat 3 (IMAGE) DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Caption Subsequent stress during deformation transforms the material with coarse precipitates, making it stronger and more ductile, but does not change the one with fine precipitates. Credit Michelle Lehman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.