SUPERHEATING. Heating above the temperature at which an equilibrium phase transformation should occur without actually obtaining the transformation.
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SOLUTION HEAT TREATMENT. Heating an alloy to a suitable temperature, holding at that temperature long enough to cause one or more constituents to […]
SUPERCOOLING. Cooling below the temperature at which an equilibrium phase transformation can take place, without actually obtaining the transformation.
TOUGHNESS. The ability of a metal to absorb energy and deform plastically before fracturing.
WHITE LAYER. Compound layer that forms as a result of the nitriding process.