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austenite

aus·ten·ite
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [aw-stuh-nahyt]
    • /ˈɔ stəˌnaɪt/
    • /ˈɔːstənˌaɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-stuh-nahyt]
    • /ˈɔ stəˌnaɪt/

Definitions of austenite word

  • noun austenite a solid solution of carbon in face-centred-cubic gamma iron, usually existing above 723°C 3
  • noun austenite the gamma phase of iron, stabilized at low temperatures by the addition of such elements as nickel 3
  • noun austenite a nonmagnetic solid solution of carbon or iron carbide in some iron, obtained in high carbon steels by rapid quenching and deformation at high temperatures 3
  • noun austenite a solid solution of carbon or of carbon and other elements in gamma iron, having a face-centered cubic lattice at all temperatures. 1
  • noun austenite an allotrope of iron, stable between 910°C and 1400°C and having a face-centered cubic lattice; gamma iron. 1
  • noun austenite A solid solution of carbon in a nonmagnetic form of iron, stable at high temperatures. It is a constituent of some forms of steel. 1
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Origin of austenite

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; named after Sir W. C. Roberts-Austen (1843-1902), English metallurgist; see -ite1

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Parts of speech for Austenite

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austenite popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Top questions with austenite

  • what is austenite?

Related words

  • bainite

    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

  • martensite

    a metastable microconstituent of any of various forms of carbon steel, produced by undercooling sufficiently below the normal transformation temperature, especially a hard, brittle product of the decomposition of austenite, produced in this way.

  • transformation range

    the temperature range within which austenite forms when a ferrous metal is heated, or within which it disappears when the metal is cooled.
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