verb
- to treat (steel or iron) with carbon at high temperature to increase hardness and wear resistance
Usage: British spelling; American English uses 'carburizing'; technical/metallurgy
noun
- the process of carburising; the treatment of metal with carbon
Usage: British spelling; American English uses 'carburizing'; technical/metallurgy
Examples
- The factory uses carburising to strengthen the steel gears.
- Carburising involves heating the metal in a carbon-rich atmosphere.
- The engineer specified carburising as the hardening method for the engine components.
- Modern carburising techniques can be controlled precisely with computer systems.
- After carburising, the steel parts showed significantly improved durability.