hardenite

English

Etymology

From harden +‎ -ite?

Noun

hardenite (uncountable)

  1. A structureless mixture of martensite and austenite.
    • 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 4, in Well Tackled!‎[1]:
      Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder, […]

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