Hardenability

/ˌhɑːrdənəˈbɪlɪti/ noun

Definition

In metallurgy, the capacity of steel or other metal to be hardened through heat treatment and quenching.

Etymology

From 'harden' (Middle English from Old English 'heard' + '-en' verb suffix) combined with '-ability' (from Latin 'habilis' meaning 'capable'), a technical term.

Kelly Says

Hardenability is why different steels are suited for different purposes—a sword needs high hardenability to hold an edge, while structural steel needs less hardenability to remain flexible and avoid brittle fractures.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥንቅ
tin-q
ARالعربية
صلابة
ṣalāba
BNবাংলা
কঠিনতা
ka-thi-na-ta
CACatalà
duresa
doo-re-sa
CSČeština
tvrdost
tver-dost
DADansk
hårdhed
hår-hed
DEDeutsch
Härteverarbeitbarkeit
har-te-ver-ar-bait-bar-keit
ELΕλληνικά
σκληρότητα
skli-ro-te-ta
ESEspañol
dureza
doo-re-za
FAفارسی
استحکام
es-ta-ha-kam
FISuomi
kestävyys
kes-tä-vyys
FRFrançais
durcissement
dor-see-man
GUGU
કઠિનતા
ka-thi-na-ta
HAHA
tsara
tsa-ra
HEעברית
חוזק
cho-zak
HIहिन्दी
कठोरता
ka-thor-ta
HUMagyar
keménység
ke-men-yes-g
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekuatan
ke-ku-atan
IGIG
n'eji
n'e-ji
ITItaliano
durezza
doo-re-zza
JA日本語
硬化能
kōka-nō
KKKK
жеңіл
zhen-il
KMKM
កម្ពស់
kam-pos
KO한국어
경도
gyeong-do
MRMR
कठोरता
ka-thor-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
ketangguhan
ke-tan-gu-han
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်းကြမ်း
kya-m-kya-m
NLNederlands
hardheid
hard-heid
NONorsk
hardhet
hard-het
PAPA
Hardening Ability
Hardening Ability
PLPolski
twardość
twar-dość
PTPortuguês
dureza
doo-re-za
RORomână
durează
doo-re-ază
RUРусский
твердость
tver-dost
SVSvenska
hårdhet
hår-det
SWKiswahili
ugumu
u-gu-mu
TAதமிழ்
கடினத்தன்மை
ka-di-na-than-mai
TEతెలుగు
కఠినత్వం
ka-thi-nat-vam
THไทย
ความแข็งแรง
kwan-khang-raeng
TLTL
lakas
la-kas
TRTürkçe
sertlik
sert-lik
UKУкраїнська
твердість
tver-dist
URاردو
قوت
qaw-at
VITiếng Việt
độ cứng
doh-kưng
YOYO
àwọn
a-won
ZH中文
硬化能力
yìng huà néng lì
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la

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