Maraging
//ˈmɑɹˌeɪd͡ʒɪŋ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A process that produces a tough, malleable form of steel (maraging steel) by means of heat treatment and precipitation hardening. uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
By surface analysis, blend of martensitic + aging, or, by surface analysis, mar- + aging.
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