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austenite
aus·ten·ite [ áwstə nt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
carbon-iron component of steel: a solid solution of carbon in iron that occurs as a component of steel at a specific stage of manufacture
[Early 20th century. After Sir William Roberts-Austen (1843-1902), British metallurgist]

aus·ten·it·ic [ àwstə níttik ] adjective
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