Caron has, in fact, discovered this very curious circumstance, that a bar of steel becomes shorter under successive temperings, while it increases in size, laterally, in such a manner, that there actually is an increase of volume.
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Tempering
Synonyms for "tempering" (158 found)
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Translations
2 translations across 2 languages.
French
1 entries- revenu noun (heat treatment of a metal)
Spanish
1 entries- revenido noun (heat treatment of a metal)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Clay and tempering were packed around the pole together with plenty of water[.]
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