Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun martensite

1 sense of martensite

Sense 1
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; responsible for the hardness of quenched steel)
       => solid solution, primary solid solution -- (a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metal)