Spheroidize

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005518",
  "term": "Spheroidize",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To heat treat steel to produce a microstructure where the cementite (iron carbide) forms into spherical particles within a ferrite matrix. This process improves the machinability and ductility of high-carbon steels by reducing hardness and brittleness. Spheroidization is typically achieved by prolonged heating just below the lower critical temperature.",
  "subject": "Metallurgy",
  "see_also": [
    "spherize"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Kugelgraphitisieren",
    "es": "esferoidizar",
    "fr": "sphéroïdiser"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/spheroidize/"
}