ausform

transitive verb

aus·​form

ˈȯsˌfȯ(ə)rm,

-ȯ(ə)m

-ed/-ing/-s

: to subject (steel) to deformation and then to quenching and tempering in order to increase the strength, ductility, and resistance to fatigue failure

Word History

Etymology

austenitic + deform; from the deformation's taking place while the steel is still in the austenitic form

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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