recarburize

American

[ree-kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh-] / riˈkɑr bəˌraɪz, -byə- /

especially British, recarburise

verb (used with object)

Metallurgy.

recarburized, recarburizing

to add carbon to (steel), as in an open-hearth furnace, as by adding pig iron.

Other Word Forms

recarburization noun
recarburizer noun

Etymology

Origin of recarburize

First recorded in 1925–30; re- + carburize

Example Sentences

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Manganese ores are used mainly in the manufacture of steel, the alloys spiegeleisen and ferromanganese being added to the molten steel after treatment in the Bessemer converter and open-hearth furnace in order to recarburize and purify the metal.

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