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austenite

/ˈɒs.tə.naɪt/

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noun

/ˈɒs.tə.naɪt/C2formalscientific
  • ruТвердый раствор углерода в гамма-железе, который является фазой стали, образующейся при высоких температурах и при охлаждении превращающейся в перлит или мартенсит.

A solid solution of carbon in gamma-iron, which is a phase of steel that forms at high temperatures and upon cooling transforms into pearlite or martensite.

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  1. Metallurgical phaseC2formaltechnical

    A solid solution of carbon or ferric carbide in gamma-iron, which is stable at high temperatures and transforms to pearlite or martensite upon cooling.

    ruАустенит

    • The steel was heated to form austenite before quenching.
    • Austenite is non-magnetic and has a face-centered cubic crystal structure.
    • The transformation of austenite to martensite gives steel its hardness.

    Synonymsgamma iron

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  • austenite's possessive singular form