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AUSTENITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("austenite" is a kind of...):
primary solid solution; solid solution (a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metal)
Meronyms (substance of "austenite"):
gamma iron (a nonmagnetic allotrope of iron that is the basis of austenite; stable between 906 and 1403 degrees centigrade)
Holonyms ("austenite" is a substance of...):
austenitic steel (steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures)
Derivation:
austenitic (composed of austenite)
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