maraging
nounUS /ˈmɑɹˌeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
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.2008 February 8, David E. Sanger, “Iran Is Reported to Test New Centrifuges to Make Atomic Fuel”, in New York Times:
- Derived terms
- maraging steel, mar-
- Related terms
- martemper, martempering, martensite