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Austenite vs Austenitize - What's the difference?

austenite | austenitize |

As a noun austenite

is a solid solution or carbon or ferric carbide in iron that exists in steel at high temperatures.

As a verb austenitize is

to heat iron (or an iron-based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite.

austenite

English

Alternative forms

* Austenite

Noun

(wikipedia austenite) (en noun)
  • A solid solution or carbon or ferric carbide in iron that exists in steel at high temperatures
  • English eponyms

    austenitize

    English

    Verb

    (austenitiz)
  • To heat iron (or an iron-based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite.
  • Derived terms

    * austenitization