air-hardening

[ air-hahr-dn-ing ]
/ ˈɛərˌhɑr dn ɪŋ /

adjective Metallurgy.

noting any metal, especially alloy steel, that can be hardened from above its transformation point by cooling in air.

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Origin of air-hardening

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby air-hardening

air-cool, air-core, air-dry, air-entrained concrete, air-express, air-hardening, air-intake, air-lance, air-launched cruise missile, air-lift pump, air-line
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Example sentences from the Web for air-hardening

  • This alloy, because hardened simply in air, was called “air-hardening” or “self-hardening.”

    Inventors at Work|George Iles