martempered

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A form of martemper — 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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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of martemper
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martempered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martempered

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

Chicago

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

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