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Definition of: martensite
(mär′tənz·īt) noun Metall.
A constituent of rapidly quenched steel, consisting of iron and up to two percent of carbon. [after Prof. A. Martens, German metallurgist + -ITE1]
—mar′ten·sit′ic (-tən·zit′ik) adjective
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