martemper

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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.

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marquench
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Meanings

verbmartemper (third-person singular simple present martempers, present participle martempering, simple past and past participle martempered)

present singular third person martempers · participle present martempering · participle past martempered · past martempered

  1. transitiveTo 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.

    Synonyms: marquench

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo 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.

Similar
marquench
Also see
marquench

Origin

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

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APA

martemper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martemper

MLA

“martemper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martemper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “martemper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martemper.

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