SELECTIVE QUENCHING. Quenching only certain portions of an object.
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TRANSFORMATION HARDENING. Heat treatment comprising austenitization followed by cooling under conditions such that the austenite transforms more or less completely into martensite and […]
SPALLING. A chipping or flaking of a surface due to any kind of improper heat treatment or material dissociation.
AGE HARDENING. Hardening by aging, usually after rapid cooling or cold working.
THERMAL SHOCK. The development of a steep temperature gradient and accompanying high stresses within a structure.