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noun
A solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Broader terms: iron, metal, material
noun
Any crystal structure formed by a martensitic transition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: solid solution, primary solid solution
History
Named after German metallurgist Adolf Martens (1850–1914).
Across languages
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