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nouna solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensitetype of:
Definition that contains austenite
- martensite a solid solution of carbon in alpha-iron that is formed when steel is cooled so rapidly that the change from austenite to pearlite is suppressed; responsible for the hardness of quenched steel
- ni-resist iron cast iron consisting of graphite in a matrix of austenite
- austenitic steel steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures
- pearlite a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron
- gamma iron a nonmagnetic allotrope of iron that is the basis of austenite; stable between 906 and 1403 degrees centigrade
- austenitic composed of austenite
- ni-resist cast iron consisting of graphite in a matrix of austenite