pearlite
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1. a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | lamellar mixture, |
| definition | : | a mixture in which substances occur in distinct layers (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | cementite, iron carbide, |
| definition | : | a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | ferrite, |
| definition | : | a solid solution in which alpha iron is the solvent (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | cast iron, |
| definition | : | an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | steel, |
| definition | : | an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range (noun.substance) |
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