ferrite

indénombrable

A noun referring to a solid solution in which alpha iron serves as the solvent, commonly encountered in metallurgy and materials science.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une solution solide où le fer alpha sert de solvant, couramment rencontrée en métallurgie et en science des matériaux.

1. Metallurgical phase C2 formal technical

   A solid solution of carbon or other elements in alpha iron, characterized by a body-centered cubic crystal structure, which is the primary constituent of steel and cast iron at room temperature.

   • Ferrite is the soft, ductile phase in steel that gives it magnetic properties.
   • The microstructure of low-carbon steel consists mainly of ferrite grains.
   • Heat treatment can alter the amount of ferrite present in the alloy.

   🇫🇷Ferrite (phase métallurgique)

   Synonymes: alpha iron

• ferrites plural form
• ferrites' possessive plural form
• ferrite's possessive singular form