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Definition of Ferrite
1. Noun. A solid solution in which alpha iron is the solvent.
Substance meronyms: Pearlite
Generic synonyms: Primary Solid Solution, Solid Solution
Definition of Ferrite
1. Noun. the interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron ¹
2. Noun. any of a class of metal oxides which show ferrimagnetism; used in transformers, inductors, antennas, recording heads, microwave devices, motors and loudspeakers ¹
3. Noun. (inorganic compound) The anion FeO22-, and any of the salts (formally derived from the unknown ''ferrous acid'') derived from it ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ferrite
1. a magnetic substance [n -S] : FERRITIC [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferrite
Literary usage of Ferrite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metallography and Heat Treatment of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1918)
"Free ferrite. — To distinguish between the ferrite included in pearlite and the
... In these lessons it will be referred to as free ferrite while the ..."
2. The Metallography of Steel and Cast Iron by Henry Marion Howe (1916)
"strengthen as much before actually parting company, as the corresponding particles
of pro-eutectoid ferrite, or even of the unimpeded ferrite of pure iron. ..."
3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1922)
"The writer, in examining nickel-steel runners, found a type of pro-eutectoid
ferrite that is unusual and most probably new. The runner in question was 8.75 ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"When the gamma-iron grains are larger, however, they would tend to break up into
less ferrite grains at the transformation temperature and hence ferrite ..."
5. Iron, Steel, and Other Alloys by Henry Marion Howe (1906)
"progressively separates* in the free state, ic, as ferrite, within the solid
red-hot austenite, which consequently becomes enriched in carbon, ..."
6. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science by Indiana Academy of Science (1922)
"In the case of hypo-eutectoid steel they usually occur in the ferrite grains and
ferrite network surrounding Fi«, 1. a, Pearlite Brains (dark) and cementite ..."
7. Iron and Steel (a Pocket Encyclopedia): Including Allied Industries and Sciences by Hugh Philip Tiemann (1919)
"It has been suggested by Stead that ferrite when consisting of practically pure
iron should be called ferro-ferrite. When the iron is associated with ..."
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