ausform
transitive verb
aus·form
ˈȯsˌfȯ(ə)rm,
-ȯ(ə)m
-ed/-ing/-s
: to subject (steel) to deformation and then to quenching and tempering in order to increase the strength, ductility, and resistance to fatigue failure
Word History
Etymology
austenitic + deform; from the deformation's taking place while the steel is still in the austenitic form
First Known Use
1962, in the meaning defined above