Metal that has been hardened by introducing carbon into its surface layers.
Past participle of carburize (American spelling). From carbon + -ize + -ed.
A carburized engine part can handle forces that would shatter untreated metal—the molecular structure is literally different at the surface, able to withstand pressure, friction, and heat that ordinary steel cannot.
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