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austenite

/aw-stuh-nahyt/US // ˈɔ stəˌnaɪt //UK // (ˈɔːstəˌnaɪt) //

奥氏体,华氏体,沃斯田,奥斯田石

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Metallurgy.

    • : a solid solution of carbon or of carbon and other elements in gamma iron, having a face-centered cubic lattice at all temperatures.
    • : an allotrope of iron, stable between 910°C and 1400°C and having a face-centered cubic lattice; gamma iron.

Examples

  • Austenite may contain carbon in any proportion up to about 2.2%.

  • Here the mass consists of primary austenite, eutectic austenite and cementite interstratified and pro-eutectoid cementite.

  • Ferrite and cementite, already described in 10, are the final products of the transformation of austenite in slow-cooling.

  • The first particles of austenite to freeze contain about 0.33% of carbon (p).

  • The white-hot, solid, but soft mass is now a conglomerate of “primary” austenite, “eutectic” austenite and “eutectic” cementite.

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