English Explanatory Dictionary

martemper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. 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

martemper martempers martempering martempered

Etymology

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

Synonyms

marquench
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