Temper

—1. The state of hardne , or elastic condition imparted to steel by the proce es oi heating and quenching, after the preliminary hardening effected by bringing to a cherry red and suddenly cooling. 2. A cla ification of tool steel by the makers, depending ‘almost entirely upon the percentage of carbon in the metal; as, razor temper, saw-file temper, chisel temper. 3. A mixture of two parts tin and one part copper, used by pewterers or by other metal mixers, to a ist in the compounding of those alloys in which the percentage of copper is so small, that, if added alone, its high melting point would prohibit proper combination.