austemper

English

Etymology

Verb

austemper (third-person singular simple present austempers, present participle austempering, simple past and past participle austempered)

(transitive) To harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.

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