maraging
English
Etymology
Blend of martensitic + aging
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
Noun
maraging (uncountable)
- (steel-making) A process that produces tough, malleable form o0f steel by means of heat treatment and precipitation hardening.
- 2008 February 8, David E. Sanger, “Iran Is Reported to Test New Centrifuges to Make Atomic Fuel”, in New York Times:
- At the core of the new centrifuge design is a thin, tubelike rotor made of carbon fibers rather than maraging steel, a variety with great strength, the institute’s report said.
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- (steel-making) Steel produced by the maraging process; maraging steel.
Derived terms
- maraging steel
- mar-
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