bainite

[ bey-nahyt ]

noun

, Metallurgy.

1. an aggregate of iron carbide and ferrite, formed from austenite below the temperature at which pearlite forms and above that at which martensite forms.

bainite

/ ˈbeɪnaɪt /

noun

1. a mixture of iron and iron carbide found in incompletely hardened steels, produced when austenite is transformed at temperatures between the pearlite and martensite ranges

Word History and Origins

Origin of bainite¹

1930–35; after Edgar C. Bain (1891–1971), American physicist and metallurgist; -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of bainite¹

C20: named after Edgar C. Bain (1891–1971), American physicist; see -ite ¹