adverb
- In a manner relating to or involving martensite, a hard crystalline structure formed in steel and other alloys during rapid cooling.
Usage: technical; metallurgy
Examples
- The steel was cooled martensitically to achieve maximum hardness.
- When the alloy transforms martensitically, its microstructure becomes very brittle.
- The material behaves martensitically under rapid temperature changes.
- Engineers designed the heat treatment to proceed martensitically for optimal strength.