Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to, or characterized by martensite: designating the state of steel when its iron and carbon are combined to form martensite.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to the
mineral martensite - adjective physics, chemistry Describing a
diffusionless transition of onecrystal structure to another generated by coordinated atomic, ionic or molecular displacements over small distances (first studied in the mineral)
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Examples
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This is true of several test specimens in which J.P. Girard produced structural transformations without deformation, martensitic transformation or hardening, by introducing numerous dislocation loops into the metal.
Parapsychology & Physics Bouvaist, J. 1980
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The quenched and drawn specimens of high-copper steel were found to be slightly more martensitic.
The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel 1916
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Higher percentages of nickel change the martensitic structure to austenite, the steel then being non-magnetic.
The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel 1916
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A quickly quenched carbon steel is mostly martensitic which, as noted, is a solid solution of beta iron and cementite, hard and brittle.
The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel 1916
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The normal structure of chromium steels, with a very low carbon content is roughly pearlitic up to 7 per cent, and martensitic from 8 to 20 per cent; therefore, the greatest application is in the pearlitic zone or the lower percentages.
The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel 1916
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This is a martensitic stainless steel that is claimed to provide good corrosion resistance.
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This is a martensitic stainless steel that is claimed to provide good corrosion resistance.
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This is a martensitic stainless steel that is claimed to provide good corrosion resistance.
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This is a martensitic stainless steel that is claimed to provide good corrosion resistance.
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This is a martensitic stainless steel that is claimed to provide good corrosion resistance.
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