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martensite

most commonly refers to a very hard form of steel crystalline structure, but it can also refer to any crystal structure that is formed by diffusionless transformation
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martensite

Summary

martensite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (833 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Adolf Martens is named after martensite[2].
  • martensite is a type of steel[3].
  • martensite's Commons category is recorded as Martensite[4].
  • martensite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[5].

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Definition and Type

martensite is a type of steel[3].

Origins

Adolf Martens is named after martensite[2].

Why It Matters

martensite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (833 views/month).[1] martensite has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] martensite is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_martensite_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{martensite}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/martensite}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2188521
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → steel
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553379205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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