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alpha iron
noun
Metallurgy.
- the magnetic allotrope of iron, stable below 910掳C and having a body-centered cubic space lattice.
alpha iron
noun
- a magnetic allotrope of iron that is stable below 910掳C; ferrite
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of alpha iron1
First recorded in 1880鈥90
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It seems that the soft, magnetic metal so familiar as wrought iron, and called "alpha iron" or "ferrite" by the metallurgist, becomes unstable at about 1,400掳F. and changes into the so-called "beta" modification, becoming suddenly harder, and losing its magnetism.
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