| NOUN | substance | 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 |
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| 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. | |
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| Broader | solid solution, primary solid solution | A homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals |
| Substance of | quenched steel | steel that has been hardened by immersing it in water or oil to cool it |
| Spanish | martensita | |
| Catalan | martensita | |
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