What does "nitriding" mean?

A method of case hardening steel by the surface absorption of nitrogen by heating with ammonia.

What is a synonym for "nitriding"?

Common synonyms include: alcohol, chemical.

How do you pronounce "nitriding"?

Pronounced //ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd.iŋ//.

Nitriding

//ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd.iŋ// noun

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Noun

1
A method of case hardening steel by the surface absorption of nitrogen by heating with ammonia.
"Stabilization of fluctuations by carbon creates prerequisites during nitriding for the transformation of the chromocarbon cluster into the nitride phase."

Synonyms

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alcohol chemical

Example

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"Stabilization of fluctuations by carbon creates prerequisites during nitriding for the transformation of the chromocarbon cluster into the nitride phase."

Etymology

From nitride + -ing.

Related phrases

case hardening

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