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Old 24th November 2006, 06:55 PM   #192
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Originally Posted by Gt Obach
this can be confusing... because i don't know if people still use that term sorbite... .. i know the bladesmiths all call it tempered martensite.
You're right. Sorbite is martensite tempered at high temperatures (600°)
for quiet a long period and is known as tempered martensite.

Hereunder two exaples from my HD :

Typical structure of oil quenched martensite :



Sorbite (martensite quenched in oil and tempered at 600° C for 2 hours) :

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