carburize
verb (used with object)
to cause to unite with carbon.
carburization
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a word derived from
carburize.
Example Sentences
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Using a technique called temperature-programmed carburization, the researchers created tungsten carbide catalysts in specific phases directly inside the reactor.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2026
The group theoretically calculated 120 combinations of how 12 alloy elements, including aluminum and titanium, interact with carbon during carburization and nitrogen in the nitriding process.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2024
All he had done was adjust the regular carburization system.
From A Yankee Flier Over Berlin by Paul Laune
The most elementary medium of carburization is pure carbon, but the rate of carburization induced by this material is very low, and other components are necessary to accelerate the process.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin
In order to produce quick and intense carburization the iron should preferably be above its upper critical temperature or 1,600°F.,—therefore the carbon absorbed immediately goes into austenite, or solid solution.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin
