Martensite

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003544",
  "term": "Martensite",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A very hard and brittle crystalline structure formed in steel by rapid cooling (quenching) from a high temperature. This phase is characterized by a body-centered tetragonal crystal lattice. Martensite is a supersaturated solid solution of carbon in iron, responsible for the high strength of hardened steels.",
  "subject": "Metallurgy",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Martensit",
    "es": "martensita",
    "fr": "martensite"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/martensite/"
}