martensite |
pearlite |
As nouns the difference between martensite and pearlite
is that
martensite is (metallurgy) a solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel while
pearlite is a two-phased lamellar structure composed of alternating layers of alpha ferrite and cementite that occurs in some steels and cast irons, having a pearlescent appearance.
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 |
martemper |
As a noun martensite
is (metallurgy) a solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel.
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.