austenite
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.
Origin of austenite
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How to use austenite in a sentence
austenite may contain carbon in any proportion up to about 2.2%.
Here the mass consists of primary austenite, eutectic austenite and cementite interstratified and pro-eutectoid cementite.
Ferrite and cementite, already described in 10, are the final products of the transformation of austenite in slow-cooling.
The first particles of austenite to freeze contain about 0.33% of carbon (p).
The white-hot, solid, but soft mass is now a conglomerate of “primary” austenite, “eutectic” austenite and “eutectic” cementite.
British Dictionary definitions for austenite
/ (ˈɔːstəˌnaɪt) /
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
Origin of austenite
1Derived forms of austenite
- austenitic (ˌɔːstəˈnɪtɪk), adjective
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