Casehardening

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  • v. Present participle of caseharden.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act or process of converting the surface of iron into steel.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In metallurgy, a rapid process of cementation, in which the surface of wrought-iron is converted into steel by heating the article to be treated in an iron box, in contact with some animal matter, such as bone, parings of horses' hoofs, or leather. This is done in a smith's forge, or in any suitable furnace.
  • n. A process of induration affecting surfaces of rocks.
    • Word Usage
    "Steels of a carbon content below 0.35 per cent can be hardened at their surfaces when carbon is added to the steel from outside by means of a special process (casehardening)."
    Verb Stem
    caseharden   
     
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