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austenite
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thumb|right|250px|Iron-carbon phase diagram, showing the conditions under which austenite (γ) is stable in carbon steel. thumb|Allotropes of iron; alpha iron and gamma iron
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- Allotrope of iron
- Material
- Austempering
- Behavior in plain carbon-steel
- Behavior in cast iron
- Stabilization at lower temperatures
- Thin films
- Transformation and Curie point
- Thermo-optical emission, colour indicates temperature
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thumb|right|250px|Iron-carbon phase diagram, showing the conditions under which austenite (γ) is stable in carbon steel. thumb|Allotropes of iron; alpha iron and gamma iron
Austenite, also known as gamma-phase iron (γ-Fe), is a metallic, non-magnetic allotrope of iron or a solid solution of iron with an alloying element. In plain-carbon steel, austenite exists above the critical eutectoid temperature of 1000 K (727 °C); other alloys of steel have different eutectoid temperatures. The austenite allotrope is named after Sir William Chandler Roberts-Austen (1843–1902). It exists at room temperature in some stainless steels due to the presence of nickel stabilizing the austenite at lower temperatures.