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self-hardening definition

self·-hardening (-härd′'n iŋ)

adjective

designating or of any steel that will harden if air-cooled after being heated above red heat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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