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alpha iron

American

noun

Metallurgy.

the magnetic allotrope of iron, stable below 910°C and having a body-centered cubic space lattice.

alpha iron British

noun

a magnetic allotrope of iron that is stable below 910°C; ferrite

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Etymology

Origin of alpha iron

First recorded in 1880–90

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