austenitize

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• austenitize — /aw steuh ni tuyz /, v.t., austenitized, austenitizing. Metall. to form austenite in (a ferrous alloy) by heating. Also, esp. Brit., austenitise. [AUSTENITE + IZE] * * * …   Universalium

• austenitize — verb To heat iron (or an iron based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite …   Wiktionary

• austenitize — aus·ten·it·ize …   English syllables

• Annealing (metallurgy) — Annealing, in metallurgy and materials science, is a heat treatment wherein a material is altered, causing changes in its properties such as strength and hardness. It is a process that produces conditions by heating to above the recrystallization …   Wikipedia

• austenize — transitive verb see austenitize …   Useful english dictionary