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CASE-HARDENING [2 records]

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Record 1 2003-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Method by which a steel or iron part is given a very hard, thin surface temper.

OBS

The part is brought to a high heat and treated with charcoal, the carbon of which is absorbed by the surface of the metal. The process often produces a pleasing pattern of red, blue, and gray colours.

Key term(s)
  • color hardening
  • case hardening

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Procédé servant à donner une trempe de surface mince et très dure à une pièce d'acier ou de fer.

OBS

La pièce est portée à haute température et traitée avec du charbon de bois, le carbone de celui-ci étant absorbé par la surface du métal. Le procédé produit souvent une marbrure attrayante de rouges, de bleus et de gris; cette marbrure est appelée «jaspure».

OBS

trempe au jaspé : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Drying
DEF

A stressed condition in seasoned timber characterized by compression in the outer layers ... accompanied by tension in the core, the result of too severe drying conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Séchage du bois
DEF

Durcissement des faces d'une pièce de bois, lors d'un séchage artificiel conduit trop rapidement, empêchant un séchage homogène de la masse de la pièce, ce qui provoque des tensions internes et des fentes.

Spanish

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