Usually means: Hardening surface layer, softer core.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. case-hardening: Merriam-Webster
  2. case-hardening, case-hardening: Collins English Dictionary
  3. case-hardening: Wordnik
  4. case-hardening, case hardening: Wiktionary
  5. Case-hardening, Case hardening (woodworking), Case hardening: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. Case-hardening: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Case-hardening, case hardening: Encyclopedia

Tech (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. Book Binding (No longer online)
  2. Metal Terminology (No longer online)
  3. Case-hardening: A to Z of Terms related to the Thermal Spray Process and Surface Engineering
  4. Glossary of Woodworking Terms (No longer online)
  5. Urban Conservation Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (case hardening)

noun:  (metallurgy) The process of imparting greater hardness to the surface of a piece of metal.
noun:  A condition of dried meat in which the exterior is so dry and hard that the interior moisture is sealed in.

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