nitriding

American  

[nahy-trahy-ding] / ˈnaɪ traɪ dɪŋ /

noun

Metallurgy.

1. a process of casehardening in which nitrogen is introduced into the metal by keeping it at a suitable temperature in the presence of a nitrogen source.

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nitriding British  

/ ˈnaɪtraɪdɪŋ /

noun

1. a type of case-hardening in which steel is heated for long periods in ammonia vapour so that nitrogen produced by dissociation on the surface enters the steel

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Etymology

Origin of nitriding

nitride + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Its steel surface—unlike a coating that can flake off—is hardened through a process called nitriding.

From The Wall Street Journal

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