martensite steel

  • 1martensite — [märt′ n zīt΄] n. [after A. Martens (1850 1914), Ger metallurgist] 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 martensitic [mär′tən zit′ik]… …

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  • 2dual-phase ferrite-martensite steel — Смотри двухфазная феррито мартенситная сталь (ДФМС) …

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  • 3Martensite — For the transformation, see Diffusionless transformations. Iron alloy phases Ferrite (α iron, δ iron) A …

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  • 4Steel — For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). The steel cable of a colliery winding tower …

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  • 5steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …

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  • 6martensite — a metastable iron phase supersaturated in carbon that is the product of a diffusionless (athermal) transformation from austenite. Very rapid cooling (quenching) of steel (at about 1,000(C per minute) produces a new microstructure, martensite. It… …

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  • 7martensite — noun Etymology: Adolf Martens died 1914 German metallurgist Date: 1898 the hard constituent that is the chief component of quenched steel • martensitic adjective • martensitically adverb …

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  • 8martensite — martensitic /mahr tn zit ik/, adj. /mahr tn zuyt /, n. Metall. a metastable microconstituent of any of various forms of carbon steel, produced by undercooling sufficiently below the normal transformation temperature, esp. a hard, brittle product… …

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  • 9martensite — noun a) A solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel b) Any crystal structure formed by a martensitic transition See Also: martempering …

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  • 10martensite — [ mα:tɪnzʌɪt] noun Metallurgy a hard and very brittle solid solution of carbon in iron that is the main constituent of hardened steel. Derivatives martensitic adjective Origin C19: named after the German metallurgist Adolf Martens + ite1 …

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