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Martensite vs Bainite - What's the difference?

martensite | bainite |

In metallurgy terms the difference between martensite and bainite

is that martensite is a solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel while bainite is a microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.

martensite

English

(wikipedia martensite)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (metallurgy) A solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel
  • (physics, chemistry) Any crystal structure formed by a martensitic transition

    • Related terms

    * martempering

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    bainite

    English

    Etymology

    From the name of metallurgist .

    Noun

    (wikipedia bainite) (-)
  • (metallurgy) A microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.

    • Derived terms

    * bainite transition

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