2. Adjective. (physics chemistry) Describing a diffusionless transition of one crystal structure to another generated by coordinated atomic, ionic or molecular displacements over small distances (first studied in the mineral) ¹
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Definition of Martensitic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Martensitic
Literary usage of Martensitic
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)
"The case hardening of pearlitic special steels may result in the production of
martensitic or even austenitic cases without the necessity of rapid cooling ..."
2. The Metallography of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1912)
"The nearer the steel to the boundary between the pearlitic and martensitic zones
the more readily, of course, will it become martensitic on case hardening ..."
3. The Metallography of Steel and Cast Iron by Henry Marion Howe (1916)
"E, the fine crystalline martensitic fracture, in every case represents martensite
resulting from quenching a fine-grained austenite which had been formed by ..."
4. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"martensitic-Nickel Steels: In these steels the nickel and carbon contents are
high enough to lower the critical ranges to such a degree that only a partial ..."
5. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"martensitic-Nickel Steels: In these steels the nickel and carbon contents are
high enough to lower the critical ranges to such a degree that only a partial ..."
6. Steel Thermal Treatment by John W. Urquhart (1922)
"It may be argued that martensitic high speed steel is too brittle, ... martensitic
steel is like a diamond-faced drill, for it consists of a mixture of ..."
7. The Structure and Properties of the More Common Materials of Construction by George Burr Upton (1915)
"(2) martensitic. This is the structure found in the fully hardened high-carbon tool
... martensitic steel is more or less fragile, of low shock resistance, ..."
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