AUSTENITE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does austenite mean? 

• AUSTENITE (noun)
  The noun AUSTENITE has 1 sense:

1. a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite

  Familiarity information: AUSTENITE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AUSTENITE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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)