Austenitic material having a composition comprising or consisting of the following elements (all specifications in wt.%): Elements: carbon (C) 0.05–0.30,
silicon (Si) < 0.50,
manganese (Mn) 8.50–13.00,
phosphorus (P) < 0.05,
sulfur (S) < 0.005,
chromium (Cr) 18.00–22.50,
molybdenum (Mo) 0.50–5.00,
nickel (Ni) 0.50–6.00,
vanadium (V) < 0.50,
tungsten (W) < 3.00,
copper (Cu) < 0.50,
cobalt (Co) < 0.50,
titanium (Ti) < 0.50, aluminum (Al) < 0.50,
niobium (Nb) < 0.03,
boron (B) < 0.01,
nitrogen (N) 0.40–0.80, with the remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities, wherein: formula A [wt.%]: 0.55 ≤ (C + N) ≤ 0.95 and formula B [-]: 0.07 ≤ (C / N) ≤ 0.50, and wherein formula A is in wt.% and formula B is dimensionless.