Høylegerert

Høylegerert is an adjective used mainly within metallurgy and materials science to describe a material that contains a high proportion of alloying elements. The word is formed from høg/høy (high) and legerert (alloyed), with the suffix -ert converting the participle into an attributive descriptor. In Norwegian technical language, høylegerert materials are those whose alloy content is higher than what is typical for the material class.

Usage and context: The term appears primarily in specialized texts, industry reports, and patents rather than in general dictionaries or everyday language. It is commonly applied to steels and other metals where a pronounced degree of alloying is relevant to performance, such as strength, hardness, or corrosion resistance. Examples include høylegerert stål (highly alloyed steel) and, more broadly, høylegererte legeringer. The exact threshold at which a material becomes “høylegerert” is not standardized and can vary by jurisdiction, industry, or author.

Etymology and related terms: The concept stems from the Norwegian words høy and legerert. Related terms include legering (alloy) and ulike typer stål for spesifikke egenskaper, som høylegeringsstål, though usage can differ between sources. Høylegerert is thus a descriptive term rather than a fixed category.

See also: Legering, Stål, Metallurgi, Materialvitenskap.

Note: The term is specialized and not universally standardized; for precise usage, consult field-specific glossaries or standards within metallurgical literature.