Martemper
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Martemper is a verb meaning (transitive) To subject (steel) to a heat treatment involving austenitization followed by step quenching (at a rate fast enough to avoid the formation of ferrite, pearlite or bainite), used to produce martensite under relatively low stress.
Meaning
(transitive) To subject (steel) to a heat treatment involving austenitization followed by step quenching (at a rate fast enough to avoid the formation of ferrite, pearlite or bainite), used to produce martensite under relatively low stress.
Word Forms
- martempers
- martempering
- martempered
Synonyms for martemper
Depending on context, synonyms include marquench.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include austemper, austenitize, aneal, normalize, deadmelt, thermal.
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