Meaning of acierate | Babel Free

Definitions

To convert (iron) into steel, or to coat with a layer of steel by converting only the surface of the iron.

rare, transitive

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Examples

“The success of an attempt⟳ to acierate iron⟳ will depend⟳ on the amount of nitrogen contained by the iron⟳ during carburation.”

“As an economy measure⟳, the manufacturer decided to use⟳ iron⟳ rather than steel, but to acierate the surface to limit⟳ oxidation.”

“The effect of manganese, whose influence⟳ on acieration is known to all manufacturers, is probably due to its rapid oxidation, thus producing a metallic oxide capable of completing the fining of the iron⟳, and this, by eliminating any foreign body, facilitates the acierating process⟳.”

“It was noted by Biringuccio in 1540, and described by Agricola in "De Re Metallica" 1561 — that a bar of wrought iron⟳, kept immersed long in molten cast⟳ iron⟳, became acierated by taking up the carbon of the cast⟳ iron⟳.”

“Activities: Production of stone crushers (capacity from 0.3 to 2.5 metric tonnes a batch), blasting machines (compression capacity of 160 tonnes), and steel-acierating machines.”

CEFR level