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martemper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
martem-per
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To subject (steel) to a heat treatment involving austenitization followed by step quenching (at a rate fast enough to avoid the formation of ferrite, pearlite or bainite), used to produce martensite under relatively low stress.

Transitive verb

Etymology

By surface analysis, blend of martensitic + temper, or, by surface analysis, mar- + temper.

Usage

Inflected Forms

martempers (present, singular) martempering (participle, present) martempered (participle, past) martempered (past)

Synonyms

marquench

Questions

What does martemper mean?
To subject (steel) to a heat treatment involving austenitization followed by step quenching (at a rate fast enough to avoid the formation of ferrite, pearlite or bainite), used to produce martensite under relatively low stress.
Where does martemper come from?
By surface analysis, blend of martensitic + temper, or, by surface analysis, mar- + temper.

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