Austenite

Name:
Austenite
Detailed information:
A component of steel, a nonmagnetic solid solution of carbon or ferric carbide in γ-iron. Very unstable below its critical temperature, but may be obtained in high-carbon steels by rapid quenching from high temperatures. Addition of manganese and nickel lowers critical transition temperature, and stable austenite may be obtained at room temperature. Characterized by a face-centered cubic lattice.