ALL meanings of austenite
aus·ten·ite
A a - 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 in a nonmagnetic form of iron, stable at high temperatures. It is a constituent of some forms of steel. 1
- 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 or carbon or ferric carbide in iron that exists in steel at high temperatures. 0