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martensite

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martensite [′mär‚ten‚zīt]
(metallurgy)
A metastable transitional structure formed by a shear process during a phase transformation, characterized by an acicular or needlelike pattern; in carbon steel it is a hard, supersaturated solid solution of carbon in a body-centered tetragonal lattice of iron.


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In the 1930s, a fine, feathery, needle-like microstructure unlike ferrite, pearlite and martensite was found in steels when they were cooled rapidly from austenitizing temperatures and held at intermittent temperatures.
Key Words: One or more carbon steel wire(s) and at least one stainless steel wire with less than 20% of martensite.
2 martensite steel, fully killed, fine grain, quenched and tempered [ILLUSTRATION Property Medium carbon alloy OMITTED] Class 10.
 
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