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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of preharden.

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Examples

  • Ford also benefitted from recent advances in machine tools able to work on prehardened metals.

    The Machine That Changed the World James P. Womack 2007

  • Ford also benefitted from recent advances in machine tools able to work on prehardened metals.

    The Machine That Changed the World James P. Womack 2007

  • In addition, advances in metallurgy made it possible to work prehardened metals so parts could be made to net shape without fear that subsequent hardening steps would interfere with interchangeability.

    Lean Thinking James P. Womack 2003

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