A hardened steel essentially contains___________________?
Correct answer: C. Martensite
- A. Sorbite
- B. Troostite
- C. Martensite
- D. None of these
Explanation
Rapid quenching of high-carbon steel produces martensite, a very hard supersaturated structure. Sorbite and troostite are tempered or transformed products associated with lower hardness than untempered martensite.
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