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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A hard, needle-like crystalline form of carbon steel made by fast cooling. Martensite, named for a German chemist in 1895, is the chief constituent of hardened steel. It is also formed as a decomposition product of austenite. Martensite has been found in ancient materials (Scott, 1991). | + | A hard, needle-like crystalline form of [[carbon steel]] made by fast cooling. Martensite, named for a German chemist in 1895, is the chief constituent of hardened steel. It is also formed as a decomposition product of austenite. Martensite has been found in ancient materials (Scott, 1991). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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martensite (Fr.); Martensit (Deut.); martensiet (Ned.); martensite (Port.) | martensite (Fr.); Martensit (Deut.); martensiet (Ned.); martensite (Port.) | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | D.Scott, Metallography and Microstructure of Ancient and Historic Metals. Getty Conservation Institute, 1991. | + | * D.Scott, Metallography and Microstructure of Ancient and Historic Metals. Getty Conservation Institute, 1991. |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:46, 17 October 2022
Description
A hard, needle-like crystalline form of Carbon steel made by fast cooling. Martensite, named for a German chemist in 1895, is the chief constituent of hardened steel. It is also formed as a decomposition product of austenite. Martensite has been found in ancient materials (Scott, 1991).
Synonyms and Related Terms
martensite (Fr.); Martensit (Deut.); martensiet (Ned.); martensite (Port.)
Resources and Citations
- D.Scott, Metallography and Microstructure of Ancient and Historic Metals. Getty Conservation Institute, 1991.