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austenite

(ôs′tən īt′)

noun

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

Origin: Fr, after Sir Wm. C. Roberts-Austen (1843-1902), Eng metallurgist

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noun

A nonmagnetic solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron, used in making corrosion-resistant steel.

Origin:

Origin: After Sir William Chandler Roberts-Austen (1843-1902), British metallurgist

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ausˌten·itˈic (-ĭtˈĭk) adjective

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