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ˌhardenaˈbility Metallurgy.
[f. harden v.: see -ity.]
The extent to which a metal may be hardened (see also quot. 1954).
1932Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. CXXVI. 609 (heading) Factors affecting the inherent hardenability of steel. 1950J. H. Bateman Materials of Construction 411 The surface hardness and the distance from the surface of the hardening effect are measures of the hardenability of steel. 1951Engineering 14 Dec. 764/2 He said that in some circumstances an alloy content was necessary in order to achieve the necessary hardenability of the steel. 1954Gloss. Terms Iron & Steel (B.S.I.) i. 16 Hardenability, the property which determines the depth and distribution of hardness after quenching under specified conditions. Ibid., Hardenability test, a test to assess hardenability. A common example is the Jominy test. |