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beta iron

–noun Metallurgy.
an allotrope of iron, stable between 768°C and 910°C, similar to alpha iron but nonmagnetic.

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1890–95
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beta iron

noun
an allotrope of iron that is the same as alpha iron except that it is nonmagnetic; stable between 768 and 906 degrees centigrade 
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