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Martensite

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Noun

1. martensite

a solid solution of carbon in alpha-iron that is formed when steel is cooled so rapidly that the change from austenite to pearlite is suppressed; responsible for the hardness of quenched steel

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Martensite

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noun
metallurgy
a constituent formed in steels by rapid quenching, consisting of a supersaturated solid solution of carbon in iron. It is formed by the breakdown of austenite when the rate of cooling is large enough to prevent pearlite forming

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Martensite

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noun
a very hard, brittle, solid solution of iron and carbon or the carbide of iron, Fe3C, into which hot steel turns when suddenly chilled by cold water

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Martensite

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n.
A solid solution of iron and up to one percent of carbon, the chief constituent of hardened carbon tool steels.

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