Meaning of PEARLITE
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| | Definition: | | [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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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