quenched steel 1
noundomain: substance
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
steel that has been hardened by immersing it in water or oil to cool it
Hypernym
steel 1
noun
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
Substance_meronym
martensite 1
noun
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
EnglishHyponym
steel that is quenched in oil
Substance_holonym
martensite 1
noun
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
