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austenite
[ aw-stuh-nahyt ]
noun
, Metallurgy.
- a solid solution of carbon or of carbon and other elements in gamma iron, having a face-centered cubic lattice at all temperatures.
- an allotrope of iron, stable between 910°C and 1400°C and having a face-centered cubic lattice; gamma iron.
austenite
/ ˌɔːstəˈnɪtɪk; ˈɔːstəˌnaɪt /
noun
- a solid solution of carbon in face-centred-cubic gamma iron, usually existing above 723°C
- the gamma phase of iron, stabilized at low temperatures by the addition of such elements as nickel
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Derived Forms
- austenitic, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of austenite1
1900–05; named after Sir W. C. Roberts- Austen (1843–1902), English metallurgist; -ite 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of austenite1
C20: named after Sir William C. Roberts- Austen (1843–1902), English metallurgist
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Example Sentences
Austenite may contain carbon in any proportion up to about 2.2%.
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Here the mass consists of primary austenite, eutectic austenite and cementite interstratified and pro-eutectoid cementite.
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Ferrite and cementite, already described in 10, are the final products of the transformation of austenite in slow-cooling.
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The first particles of austenite to freeze contain about 0.33% of carbon (p).
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The white-hot, solid, but soft mass is now a conglomerate of “primary” austenite, “eutectic” austenite and “eutectic” cementite.
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