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FINE PEARLITE [1 record]

Record 1 1997-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
DEF

A previously unresolvable, rapidly etching, fine aggregate of carbide and ferrite produced either by tempering martensite at low temperature or by quenching a steel at a rate slower than the critical cooling rate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale
DEF

Agrégat de ferrite et de cémentite non résoluble au microscope optique, apparaissant sous la forme d'îlots aux contours arrondis (encore quelquefois appelé «troostite»).

Spanish

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