martenzit
martenzit
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 [trdna raztopina ogljika v alfa-železu, ki se oblikuje, ko se jeklo ohladi tako hitro, da se sprememba od avstenita do perlitne strukture zatre; odgovorna za trdoto po kaljenju jekla]