As a noun microstructure
is the fine structure of a material or tissue as revealed by microscopy.
As a verb austemper is
to harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.
microstructure
English
Noun
(-)
The fine structure of a material or tissue as revealed by microscopy.
(metallurgy) The fine structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 25X or greater.
(meteorology, oceanography) Fine-scale structure in such variables as temperature, salinity, velocity, etc.
Antonyms
* (fine structure) macrostructure
References
* [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?microstructure]
* [http://www.google.com/search?as_q=define%3Amicrostructure]
* [http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/browse?s=m&p=38]
austemper
English
Verb
(
en verb)
To harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.
Anagrams
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