harvey process

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Definition of harvey process in English English dictionary

Harvey of New Jersey, consisting in the additional carburizing of the face of a piece of low carbon steel by subjecting it to the action of carbon under long-continued pressure at a very high heat, and then to a violent chilling, as by a spray of cold water

A process of hardening the face of steel, as armor plates, invented by Hayward A

This process gives an armor plate a thick surface of extreme hardness supported by material gradually decreasing in hardness to the unaltered soft steel at the back

Hyphenation

Har·vey proc·ess

Turkish pronunciation

härvi prôses

Pronunciation

/ˈhärvē ˈprôˌses/ /ˈhɑːrviː ˈprɔːˌsɛs/