verb
- converting carbon or a carbon-containing material into graphite through heat treatment
Usage: technical; materials science
Examples
- The steel manufacturer is graphitizing the cast iron to improve its properties.
- High temperatures are required for graphitizing carbon fibers.
- The process of graphitizing takes several hours at extreme heat.
- Engineers are graphitizing the material to increase its electrical conductivity.
- The furnace is graphitizing the carbon structure at 3000 degrees Celsius.
- Graphitizing improves the thermal stability of carbon materials.