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austemper

austemper verb: to harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.

Verb

austemper (third-person singular simple present austempers, present participle austempering, simple past and past participle austempered)

  1. (transitive) To harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.

Forms of austemper

third-person singular presentaustempers
present participleaustempering
past participleaustempered
pastaustempered

Origin of austemper

Blend of austenite + temper.

Questions about austemper

What does austemper mean?
Austemper means to harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.
What part of speech is austemper?
Austemper is a verb.
What is the past tense of austemper?
The past tense of austemper is austempered.

Words near austemper in the dictionary

  1. austausch
  2. austausch coefficient
  3. austausch coefficients
  4. Austell
  5. Austells
  6. austemper
  7. austempered
  8. austempering
  9. austempers
  10. Austen
  11. Austenasia

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