martensite
noun
mar·tens·ite
ˈmär-tᵊn-ˌzīt 
: the hard constituent that is the chief component of quenched steel
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This produces islands of austenite surrounded by a matrix of softer ferrite, with regions of harder bainite and martensite.
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John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
At the atomic level, there are principally four phases of auto steel, including the hardest yet most brittle, called martensite, and the more ductile austenite.
—John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
The martensite produced microcracks, which eventually grew into brittle fractures.
—John Brant, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2019
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John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
At the atomic level, there are principally four phases of auto steel, including the hardest yet most brittle, called martensite, and the more ductile austenite.
—John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
The martensite produced microcracks, which eventually grew into brittle fractures.
—John Brant, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2019
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“Martensite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/martensite. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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