austenite

[ aw-stuh-nahyt ]

nounMetallurgy.
  1. a solid solution of carbon or of carbon and other elements in gamma iron, having a face-centered cubic lattice at all temperatures.

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

Origin of austenite

1
1900–05; named after Sir W. C. Roberts-Austen (1843–1902), English metallurgist; see -ite1

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austenite

/ (ˈɔːstəˌnaɪt) /


noun
  1. a solid solution of carbon in face-centred-cubic gamma iron, usually existing above 723°C

  2. the gamma phase of iron, stabilized at low temperatures by the addition of such elements as nickel

Origin of austenite

1
C20: named after Sir William C. Roberts- Austen (1843–1902), English metallurgist

Derived forms of austenite

  • austenitic (ˌɔːstəˈnɪtɪk), adjective

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