Decalescence

//ˌdiːkəˈlɛsəns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A decrease in temperature that occurs while heating metal through a range of temperatures in which change in structure occurs. countable, uncountable

    "The temperatures at which decalescence occurs vary with the amount of carbon in the steel, and are also higher for high-speed steel than for ordinary crucible steel."

  2. 2
    phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase; slowing is caused by a change in the internal crystal structure of the metal wordnet

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"The temperatures at which decalescence occurs vary with the amount of carbon in the steel, and are also higher for high-speed steel than for ordinary crucible steel."

Etymology

By surface analysis, de- + calescence.

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