martensitic
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- adjective
- /ˌmɑrtəˈnˌsɪtɪk/
- Specialized
- Engineers prefer martensitic stainless steel for its strength in demanding applications.
Examples
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These multiscale modeling concepts can also be modified for application to numerous other materials, which deform by similar mechanisms of twinning or martensitic transformation.
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As the material cools into its martensitic range, the tool bore expands.
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Exhibiting martensitic structures at low.
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Austenitic, ferritic, and martensitic phase micro structure.
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If this were strain induced by a martensitic transformation, we could call it the Bane plain strain.
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The knife was made from martensitic steel, giving it excellent hardness and durability.
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Due to its martensitic structure, the metal can withstand high levels of stress without deforming.
Surface Forms
Morphology
martensitic = martensite (transparent) = martensite + ic
Formed by adding the regular adjectival suffix '-ic' to 'martensite', yielding 'relating to martensite'.
Etymology
The word martensitic comes from martensite, the name given to a very hard form of steel after the scientist Martens who studied it. So martensitic means 'relating to' that hard, strong form of steel.