maraging

English

Etymology

Blend of martensitic +‎ aging.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹˌeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/, /ˈmɑɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/, /məˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

Noun

maraging (uncountable)

1. (steel-making) A process that produces a tough, malleable form of steel (maraging steel) by means of heat treatment and precipitation hardening.
   • 2008 February 8, David E. Sanger, “Iran Is Reported to Test New Centrifuges to Make Atomic Fuel”, in New York Times‎:

     At the core of the new centrifuge design is a thin, tubelike rotor made of carbon fibers rather than maraging steel, a variety with great strength, the institute’s report said.

Alternative forms

• marageing

Derived terms

• maraging steel
• mar-

Further reading

• Maraging steel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “maraging”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.