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MARTENSITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does martensite mean?
• MARTENSITE (noun)
The noun MARTENSITE has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: MARTENSITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("martensite" is a kind of...):
primary solid solution; solid solution (a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metal)
Holonyms ("martensite" is a substance of...):
quenched steel (steel that has been hardened by immersing it in water or oil to cool it)
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