maraging steel
[ mahr-ey-jing ]
/ ˈmɑrˌeɪ dʒɪŋ /
noun
a low-carbon steel that has been heated and quenched to form martensite: contains up to 25 percent nickel.
Origin of maraging steel
1960–65;
mar(tensitic)
aging
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British Dictionary definitions for maraging steel
maraging steel
/ (ˈmɑːˌreɪdʒɪŋ) /
noun
a strong low-carbon steel containing nickel and small amounts of titanium, aluminium, and niobium, produced by transforming to a martensitic structure and heating at 500°C
Word Origin for maraging steel
C20
maraging, from
mar (
tensite) +
aging