1. A heat treatment process in metallurgy in which steel is cooled to an intermediate temperature between the austenite and martensite ranges, then deformed, and finally cooled to room temperature to improve strength and ductility.
Usage: technical; metallurgy

1. To subject (steel or another metal) to the ausforming process.
Usage: technical; metallurgy

Examples

• The steel was ausformed to achieve superior mechanical properties.
• Engineers ausform the alloy to increase its tensile strength.
• Ausforming involves deformation in the bainitic transformation range.
• The ausforming process produces a fine microstructure in the metal.
• Modern automotive components are often ausformed for enhanced durability.