case harden

See also: caseharden

English

Verb

case harden (third-person singular simple present case hardens, present participle case hardening, simple past and past participle case hardened)

1. (metallurgy) To impart greater hardness to the surface of a piece of metal.

Derived terms

• case hardened
• case hardening

See also

• Hardening (metallurgy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia