As a noun bainite
is (metallurgy) a microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.
As a verb martemper is
to subject (steel) to a heat treatment involving austenitization followed by step quenching (at a rate fast enough to avoid the formation of ferrite, pearlite or bainite), used to produce martensite under relatively low stress.
bainite
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Etymology
From the name of metallurgist .
Noun
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wikipedia bainite)
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(metallurgy) A microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.
Derived terms
* bainite transition
Anagrams
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martemper
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Verb
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en verb)
To subject (steel) to a heat treatment involving austenitization followed by step quenching (at a rate fast enough to avoid the formation of ferrite, pearlite or bainite), used to produce martensite under relatively low stress.