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