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Pearlite

Pearlite Meaning & Definition
Pearlite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pearlite?

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

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See Also | cast iron | cementite | ferrite | globular pearlite | granular pearlite | iron carbide | lamellar mixture | steel

Pearlite In Webster's Dictionary

\Pearl"ite\, Pearlstone \Pearl"stone`\, n. (Min.) A glassy volcanic rock of a grayish color and pearly luster, often having a spherulitic concretionary structure due to the curved cracks produced by contraction in cooling. See Illust. under {Perlitic}.

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