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Vinony

maraging

noun

  1. process for strengthening steel alloys
  2. kind of hard steel obtained with the homonym process
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹˌeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ / /ˈmɑɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ / /məˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: By surface analysis, blend of martensitic + aging, or, by surface analysis, mar- + aging.

  1. A process that produces a tough, malleable form of steel (maraging steel) by means of heat treatment and precipitation hardening.

    “At the core of the new centrifuge design is a thin, tubelike rotor made of carbon fibers rather than maraging steel, a variety with great strength, the institute’s report said.”