Provenance: martensite
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- Term "martensite" created
Jul 20, 2026 at 8:11 AM UTC
- Definition 1 · revision 1 writtenChristopher Rauch
Jul 20, 2026 at 12:11 PM UTC
Initial contribution A very hard structure that forms in steel when it is cooled down very quickly from a high temperature.
- Re-evaluation requested (round 2)Christopher Rauch
Jul 20, 2026 at 12:12 PM UTC
Good, but state that martensite is a body-centered tetragonal phase formed by a diffusionless shear transformation of austenite, and mention that martensitic transformations also occur in alloys other than steel.
- AI suggested a revision (round 2)gemma4:26brefine
Jul 20, 2026 at 12:12 PM UTC
A metastable, body-centered tetragonal (BCT) phase formed via a diffusionless, displacive shear transformation of austenite during rapid cooling; while most commonly associated with steels, martensitic transformations also occur in various …
Jul 20, 2026 at 12:13 PM UTC
Accepted AI-assisted revision A metastable, body-centered tetragonal (BCT) phase formed via a diffusionless, displacive shear transformation of austenite during rapid cooling; while most commonly associated with steels, martensitic transformations also occur in various …
- Suggestion accepted (round 2)Christopher Rauch
Jul 20, 2026 at 12:13 PM UTC
A metastable, body-centered tetragonal (BCT) phase formed via a diffusionless, displacive shear transformation of austenite during rapid cooling; while most commonly associated with steels, martensitic transformations also occur in various …
- Upvoted definition 2 · revision 1A community member
Jul 20, 2026 at 12:14 PM UTC
- Comment posted on definition 2 · revision 1Christopher Rauch
Jul 20, 2026 at 12:14 PM UTC
The BCT distortion comes from carbon trapped in octahedral interstitial sites. A future revision could distinguish lath and plate morphologies.