acieragen.
/ˈasɪərɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈæsiərɪdʒ/ Now rare.
The action or process of coating metal, esp. an engraved copper plate, with a thin layer of steel by means of an electric current.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > coating with metal > with specific metals
leadingc1440
tinningc1440
foilinga1582
quickening1738
electroplating1840
zincing1841
retinning1843
palladiumizinga1851
acierage1852
platinizing1853
nickelization1857
quicking1863
brassingc1865
copperingc1865
nickel plating1870
nickelling1875
steel-facing1884
brazing1886
aluminizing1890
sherardizing1901
calorizing1930
aluminization1932
stelliting1934
anodizing1936
anodization1952
flame-plating1954
1852 F. J. Joubert in Jrnl. Soc. Arts 26 Nov. 241/1 A copper plate being once engraved, if submitted to the acierage process, will become a lasting property.
1869 H. S. Osborn Metall. Iron & Steel ii. 82 So perfect is the laying down that the iron deposited by acierage, as this process is called, produces an impression as sharp as that of the copper.
1916 F. J. Melville Postage Stamps in Making I. x. 106 The invention of acierage by M. Joubert.
2005 U.S. Patent 2005/0217901 1/2 The third rod part is heat-treated preferably by acierage and direct hardening by means of air-cooling before welding to another part.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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