bainite
English
Etymology
From Bain + -ite, after metallurgist Edgar Bain.
Noun
bainite (plural bainites)
- (metallurgy) A microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.
- Coordinate terms: α-Fe, alpha iron, ferrite, β-Fe, beta iron, γ-Fe, gamma iron, austenite, δ-Fe, delta iron, ε-Fe, epsilon iron, hexaferrum, martensite, cementite
Derived terms
- bainite transition
- bainitic