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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