Self-hardening

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005148",
  "term": "Self-hardening",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing a material, typically steel, that hardens upon cooling in air from an elevated temperature without the need for a rapid quench. This property is due to its specific alloy composition, which promotes the formation of martensite or other hard phases at slower cooling rates. Air-hardening steels are less prone to distortion and cracking.",
  "subject": "Metallurgy",
  "translations": {
    "de": "selbsthärtender Stahl",
    "es": "autotemplable",
    "fr": "autodurcissant"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/self-hardening/"
}