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Definition of Martensite
1. Noun. 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.
Definition of Martensite
1. Noun. (metallurgy) A solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel ¹
2. Noun. (physics chemistry) Any crystal structure formed by a martensitic transition ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Martensite
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Martensite
Literary usage of Martensite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metallography and Heat Treatment of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1918)
"martensite Nature of martensite.i — It is very generally believed that martensite
corresponds to an early stage in the transformation of austenite in ..."
2. Science Abstracts by Institution of Electrical Engineers (1900)
"C. therefore gives only martensite on solidification ; one containing between 2
per cent, and 4'3 per cent, gives at first martensite, and when the eutectic ..."
3. Engineering Chemistry: A Manual of Quantitative Chemical Analysis by Thomas Bliss Stillman (1897)
"martensite takes only a yellowish color and is distinguishable by its crystalline
form. A novice might take martensite for per- lite, especially by oblique ..."
4. The Metallography of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1912)
"martensite Nature of martensite.i — It is very generally believed that martensite
corresponds to an early stage in the transformation of austenite in ..."
5. The Metallography of Steel and Cast Iron by Henry Marion Howe (1916)
"martensite, of which hardened steel consists, represents a state intermediate
between that of the high-temperature austenite and that of the low-temperature ..."
6. The Sampling and Chemical Analysis of Iron and Steel by Oswald Bauer, Eugen Deiss (1915)
"martensite.—This structure element represents the beginning of the decomposition
of the solid ... Pure martensite is obtained only after sudden quenching. ..."
7. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute (1899)
"Either that martensite formed at the moment of explosion, when the temperature
of the interior of the tube became high, but that this martensite found time ..."
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