Definitions for: Pearlite


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



Webster (1913) 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.

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

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