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beta iron

noun

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


beta iron

noun

  1. a nonmagnetic allotrope of pure iron stable between 770°C and 910°C
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of beta iron1

First recorded in 1890–95

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