austenite

[aw-stuh-nahyt]

aus·ten·ite

[aw-stuh-nahyt]
noun Metallurgy.
1.
a solid solution of carbon or of carbon and other elements in gamma iron, having a face-centered cubic lattice at all temperatures.
2.
an allotrope of iron, stable between 910°C and 1400°C and having a face-centered cubic lattice; gamma iron.

Origin:
1900–05; named after Sir W. C. Roberts-Austen (1843–1902), English metallurgist; see -ite1
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austenite (ˈɔːstəˌnaɪt)
 
n
1.  a solid solution of carbon in face-centred-cubic gamma iron, usually existing above 723°C
2.  the gamma phase of iron, stabilized at low temperatures by the addition of such elements as nickel
 
[C20: named after Sir William C. Roberts-Austen (1843--1902), English metallurgist]
 
austenitic
 
adj

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austenite

solid solution of carbon and other constituents in a particular form of iron known as gamma (gamma) iron. This is a face-centred cubic structure formed when iron is heated above 910 C (1,670 F); gamma iron becomes unstable at temperatures above 1,390 C (2,530 F). Austenite is an ingredient of a kind of stainless steel used for making cutlery, hospital and food-service equipment, and tableware.

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