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maraging

US/ˈmɑɹˌeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

maraging noun: a process that produces a tough, malleable form of steel (maraging steel) by means of heat treatment and precipitation hardening.

Noun

maraging (uncountable)

  1. (steel-making) A process that produces a tough, malleable form of steel (maraging steel) by means of heat treatment and precipitation hardening.
    • At the core of the new centrifuge design is a thin, tubelike rotor made of carbon fibers rather than maraging steel, a variety with great strength, the institute’s report said.2008 February 8, David E. Sanger, “Iran Is Reported to Test New Centrifuges to Make Atomic Fuel”, in New York Times

Origin of maraging

By surface analysis, blend of martensitic + aging, or, by surface analysis, mar- + aging.

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Questions about maraging

What does maraging mean?
Maraging means a process that produces a tough, malleable form of steel (maraging steel) by means of heat treatment and precipitation hardening.
What part of speech is maraging?
Maraging is a noun.
How do you pronounce maraging?
Maraging is pronounced /ˈmɑɹˌeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ (US).

Words near maraging in the dictionary

  1. maraged
  2. marageing
  3. Maragh
  4. Maragheh
  5. Maraghs
  6. maraging
  7. maraging steel
  8. maraging steels
  9. Maragle
  10. Maragoli
  11. Maragon

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