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Additive Manufacturing, also referred to as 3D Printing, is a technology that produces three-dimensional parts layer by layer from a material, be it polymer or metal-based.

Austempering is a heat treatment that produces a ductile and stable bainitic structure on steel applications.

Carburizing is a process of controlled diffusion of carbon into the surface of a component, followed by quenching and tempering

Hardening is a metallurgical process for increasing the hardness of metals by thermal transformation (quench and temper)

Controlled nitriding/nitrocarburizing imparts a high surface hardness which results in a higher resistance to wear, scuffing, galling, seizure, and an improvement in corrosion.

Age or Precipitation Hardening (also Aging) is a change in material properties (generally hardening) effected by holding parts at moderately elevated temperatures, without any change in the chemistry of the alloy.

Conventional or vacuum tempering is almost always required after hardening to reduce the hardness and brittleness to a desirable level.