martensite | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Noun martensite has 1 sense

martensite - 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
--₁ is a kind of solid solution, primary solid solution
--₁ is a substance of quenched steel

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