maraging steel

[mahr-ey-jing]

noun

1. a low-carbon steel that has been heated and quenched to form martensite: contains up to 25 percent nickel.

maraging steel

/ ˈmɑːˌreɪdʒɪŋ /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of maraging steel¹

1960–65; mar(tensitic) aging

Word History and Origins

Origin of maraging steel¹

C20 maraging, from _mar ( _tensite ) + aging

Example Sentences

The UiHi is a three-piece hollow construction that features a forged frame, a forged maraging steel face and a tungsten weight plug in the sole to improve off-center hit stability.

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The first true players distance irons the company has introduced, the 845 Forged utilizes a three-piece hollow construction that starts with a S20C carbon steel body and hosel, adds a high-strength, faster-flexing, softer-feeling HT1770 maraging steel L-shaped face plate and balances the design with a meaty 40-gram internal slug of tungsten braised into the frame low and toward the toe for stability and higher launch.

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Like its predecessor, the G710 irons use a maraging steel face insert.

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The maraging steel face provides metalwood-like face flex that launches the ball higher, allowing for slightly stronger lofts for more distance without sacrificing the shot-stopping ability that comes with height on iron shots.

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But while the shaping is blade-like, this a hollow-body design made of 17-4 stainless steel that features a thin high-strength C300 maraging steel face insert for better flexing and faster ball speeds.

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