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METASTABLE CONDITION [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heat Treatment: Intervening Factors (Metals)
  • Metal Quenching
CONT

in the case of carbon steel the quenching produces martensite that represents a metastable condition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement thermique des métaux (Facteurs)
  • Trempe (Métal)
DEF

état d'équilibre instable d'un système, susceptible de se transformer brusquement par le modification d'un facteur d'équilibre, sans pouvoir revenir à son état initial.

CONT

Beaucoup de métaux et alliages sont utilisés dans un état métastable tel que leur structure à température ambiante n'est pas modifiée avec le temps.

Spanish

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