ce·ment·ite

(sĭ-mĕn′tīt′)

A hard brittle iron carbide, Fe₃C, found in steel with more than 0.85 percent carbon.

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cementite

(sɪˈmɛntaɪt)

(Elements & Compounds) the hard brittle compound of iron and carbon that forms in carbon steels and some cast irons. Formula: Fe3C

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ce•ment•ite

(sɪˈmɛn taɪt)

n.

an iron carbide, Fe₃C, a constituent of steel and cast iron, sometimes with part of its iron replaced by another metal, as manganese.

[1885–90]

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cementite - a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle

iron carbide

chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

pearlite - a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron

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[2], on tempering process of steels which contained chrome and chrome-molybdenum at 1246oC, orthorhombic cementite and cementite contained hexagonal Mo2C particles in the ferrite base were observed for chrome steels and chromemolybdenum steels respectively.

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It is thought that this increase is due to thermal effect accompanied with the softening mechanism by formation of soft microstructural constituent (decomposition of cementite leads to more ferrite formation) during service time of the tube at these temperatures.

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