AUSTENITIC STEEL

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Meaning:

Steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures

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Hypernyms ("austenitic steel" is a kind of...):

steel (an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range)

Meronyms (substance of "austenitic steel"):

austenite (a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite)

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