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austenitization

austenitization noun: the heating of iron (or another iron-based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite.

Noun

austenitization (usually uncountable, plural austenitizations)

  1. (usually) The heating of iron (or another iron-based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite.

Forms of austenitization

pluralaustenitizations

Origin of austenitization

From austenitize + -ation.

Questions about austenitization

What does austenitization mean?
Austenitization means the heating of iron (or another iron-based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite.
What part of speech is austenitization?
Austenitization is a noun.
What is the plural of austenitization?
The plural of austenitization is austenitizations.

Words near austenitization in the dictionary

  1. austenite
  2. austenites
  3. austenitic
  4. austenitic steel
  5. austenitic steels
  6. austenitization
  7. austenitizations
  8. austenitize
  9. austenitized
  10. austenitizes
  11. austenitizing

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