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pearlite

DEFINITIONS OF: pearlite

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n a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron

Types:
globular pearlite, granular pearlite
if steel or iron cool very slowly the cementite may occur in globules instead of in layers
Type of:
lamellar mixture
a mixture in which substances occur in distinct layers
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