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martensite


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  martensite 
  n  :  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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