austenitize

== English == === Etymology === From austenite +‎ -ize. === Verb === austenitize (third-person singular simple present austenitizes, present participle austenitizing, simple past and past participle austenitized) To heat iron (or an iron-based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite. ==== Derived terms ==== austenitization