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A solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron
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austenite
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Austenite , also known as gamma-phase iron (γ-Fe), is a metallic, non-magnetic allotrope of iron or a solid solution of iron , with an alloying element. In plain-carbon steel , austenite exists above the critical eutectoid temperature of ; other alloys ...
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austenite \austenite\ n. (Metallurgy) [From W. C. Roberts-Austen, an English metallurgist.] a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; -- it cools to form pearlite or martensite.
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n. a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite
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Specifically, adding sufficient nickel results in the steel retaining its austenite structure at all temperatures.