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ALL meanings of alpha iron

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  • noun alpha iron a magnetic allotrope of iron that is stable below 910°C; ferrite 3
  • noun alpha iron a soft, crystalline, allotropic form of iron stable below 912°C: it changes from being magnetic to being paramagnetic at 768°C 3
  • noun alpha iron the magnetic allotrope of iron, stable below 910°C and having a body-centered cubic space lattice. 1
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