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tempering

process of heat treating used to increase the toughness of iron-based alloys
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tempering

Summary

tempering ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,450 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • tempering is a type of technique[2].
  • tempering is a type of heat treatment[3].
  • tempering's Commons category is recorded as Tempering[4].
  • tempering's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[5].
  • tempering's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[6].
  • tempering's studied by is recorded as metallurgy[7].
  • tempering's studied by is recorded as materials science[8].
  • tempering's class of object is recorded as material[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include technique[2] and heat treatment[3].

Why It Matters

tempering ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,450 views/month).[1] tempering has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] tempering is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

materials science

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
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    Subclass of → technique, heat treatment
    Described by source → The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7
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