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Noun: delta iron  'del-tu'I(-u)rn
  1. An allotrope of iron that is stable between 1403 degrees centigrade and the melting point (= 1532 degrees)
    "Delta iron exists only at extremely high temperatures, rarely encountered outside of specialized metallurgical processes"

Derived forms: delta irons

Type of: atomic number 26, Fe, iron

Encyclopedia: Delta iron