Definition of Austenitic steel

1. Noun. Steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures.

Terms within: Austenite
Generic synonyms: Steel

Definition of Austenitic steel

1. Noun. a steel that has nickel in it ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Austenitic Steel

auspicial
auspicious
auspiciously
auspiciousness
aussage test
austausch
austausch coefficient
austemper
austempered
austempering
austempers
austenite
austenites
austenitic
austenitic manganese steel
austenitic steel (current term)
austenitization
austenitizations
austenitize
austenitized
austenitizes
austenitizing
austere
austerely
austereness
austerenesses
austerer
austerest
austerities
austerity

Literary usage of Austenitic steel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Metallography of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1912)
"The tempering of austenite should, nevertheless, be considered. Since in austenitic steel the condition of the metal stable only above ..."

2. Materials of Construction: Their Manufacture, Properties, and Uses by Adelbert Philo Mills (1915)
"austenitic steel is not produced by ordinary commercial methods of hardening except possibly ... Most observers have noted, however, that austenitic steel, ..."

3. HVAC and Chemical Resistance Handbook for the Engineer and Architect: A ...by Tom Arimes by Tom Arimes (1994)
"... Chromium Steel 20% Chromium Steel 28% Chromium Steel 19-9 austenitic steel 19-10 Molybdenum austenitic steel 20-29 Chromium Nickel austenitic steel with ..."

4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1915)
"Conclusions From the above data it appears that manganese steel of the Hadfield type may occur under three distinct conditions: (1) as austenitic steel ..."

5. Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators: Workshop by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (2001)
"Also, the use of austenitic steel instead of ferritic steel reduces the fatigue ... austenitic steel is not used for cladding and subassembly duct walls ..."

6. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"Hence, a lengthy discussion of the tempering of austenitic steel is out of place in this study. It may be pointed out, however, that instead of passing 1000 ..."

7. The Metallography of Steel and Cast Iron by Henry Marion Howe (1916)
"... as to cause the transformation to reach only this stage even in slow cooling; or (3) by bringing it to this stage by subcooling cold austenitic steel, ..."

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