nitriding

[ nahy-trahy-ding ]
/ ˈnaɪ traɪ dɪŋ /

noun Metallurgy.

a process of casehardening in which nitrogen is introduced into the metal by keeping it at a suitable temperature in the presence of a nitrogen source.

Origin of nitriding

nitride + -ing1

Words nearby nitriding

nitric acid, nitric bacteria, nitric oxide, nitridation, nitride, nitriding, nitriding steel, nitrification, nitrifier, nitrify, nitrifying bacteria

British Dictionary definitions for nitriding

nitriding
/ (ˈnaɪtraɪdɪŋ) /

noun

a type of case-hardening in which steel is heated for long periods in ammonia vapour so that nitrogen produced by dissociation on the surface enters the steel