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martensite
mar·ten·site [ mrt'n zt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
iron-carbon material: the hard solid solution of iron and carbon used in making hardened steel tools
[Late 19th century. After Adolf Martens (1850-1914), German metallurgist]

mar·ten·sit·ic [ mrt'n zíttik ] adjective
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