gamma iron

noun

1. Metallurgy. an allotrope of iron, stable between 910°C and 1400°C and having a face-centered cubic lattice.

gamma iron

noun

1. an allotrope of iron that is nonmagnetic and exists between 910°C and 1400°C

Word History and Origins

Origin of gamma iron¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Austenite is not nearly as hard as martensite, owing to its content of the soft gamma iron.

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