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case hardening [′kās ‚härd·ən·iŋ]

(geology)

Formation of a mineral coating on the surface of porous rock by evaporation of a mineral-bearing solution.

(materials)

A condition of stress and set in dry lumber characterized by compressive stress in the outer layers and tensile stress in the center or core.

(metallurgy)

Process of carburizing low-carbon steel or other ferrous alloy for making the outer layer (case) harder than the core.

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No references found			Chapters cover areas including thermodynamics of thermal processing, physical and mechanical metallurgy of thermal processing, and methods for the modeling of casting, industrial heat treatment options, induction hardening processes, laser surface hardening, and case hardening. Handbook of thermal process modeling of steels by SciTech Book News Most modern ovens won't let you set the temperature below 170[degrees]F; at this temperature the outside of the food cooks, resulting in case hardening. Dry it. You'll like it! by Cook, Jerri / Countryside & Small Stock Journal His is also reputed to be the first person to use high humidity treatment at the end of the drying period to relieve stress and case hardening. Wood salutes Harry D. Tiemann. (From the Archives) by Wood & Wood Products			cascaded cascaded carry cascaded feedback canceler Cascadia State Park Cascadian orogeny cascading cascading drain cascading glacier cascading menu cascading style sheet Cascading Style Sheets cascading windows cascara Cascara Sagrada cascarilla oil Casco Bay cascode amplifier Case case and paste case based reasoning case bay case cracker CASE Data Interchange Format CASE framework case glass case hardening Case Hardening, Chemical Case History case I firing case I pointing case II firing case II pointing case III firing case III pointing case insensitive Case Integration Services case law case lock case mold case primer case sensitive case sensitivity case shot CASE SOAP III case statement case steel case structure CASE tools Case Western Reserve University CASE*Method Case, Francis Higbee			Case divinity Case ending Case endings Case endings Case endings Case endings Case example Case example Case Execution Management Information System Case Execution Performance Tool Case fatality case fatality rate case fatality rate case fatality rate case fatality rate case fatality rate case fatality rate case file case finding case finding case finding case finding Case For Action case for decision Case Form Report CASE framework case glass case goods Case grammar Case Handling and Tracking System case hardening Case hardening compound Case hardening compound Case Hardening, Chemical case histories case histories case histories case histories Case Histories on Integrity and Failures in Industry case history case history case history case history Case History Research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis case I firing case I pointing Case Identification case II firing case II pointing case III firing case III pointing Case in Chief case in point case in point case in point case in point Case In Question Case In Question Case inflection Case inflection Case inflection

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