Austenite

The face-centred cubic phase of iron, stable at high temperature in all steels and at room temperature in austenitic stainless steels (304, 316). It is non-magnetic, ductile and cannot be hardened by quenching.

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Annealing · Bainite · Carbon equivalent (CEV) · Carburizing · Case hardening · Charpy impact test · Cold drawn · Decarburization · Elongation (A) · ESR (electroslag remelting) · Ferrite · Grain size