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bainite

[ bey-nahyt ]

noun

Metallurgy.
  1. an aggregate of iron carbide and ferrite, formed from austenite below the temperature at which pearlite forms and above that at which martensite forms.

bainite

/ ˈɪԲɪ /

noun

  1. a mixture of iron and iron carbide found in incompletely hardened steels, produced when austenite is transformed at temperatures between the pearlite and martensite ranges
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bainite1

1930–35; after Edgar C. Bain (1891–1971), American physicist and metallurgist; -ite 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bainite1

C20: named after Edgar C. Bain (1891–1971), American physicist; see -ite 1

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