n Any of several processes by which the working surfaces of steel tools and molds are hardened after being machined in their softer, original states. It can also be described as the surface hardening without thorough drying of the film. See Carburizing, Flame Hardening, Nitriding.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Case Hardening. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_1997
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