[aw-stuh-nahyt] 
| 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. |
| aus·ten·ite (ô'stə-nīt') n. A nonmagnetic solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron, used in making corrosion-resistant steel. [After Sir William Chandler Roberts-Austen (1843-1902), British metallurgist.] aus'ten·it'ic (-ĭt'ĭk) adj. |
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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