Pearlite

A lamellar mixture of ferrite and cementite formed on slow cooling of austenite. Its fineness controls the balance of strength and ductility in carbon and rail steels.

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Annealing · Austenite · Bainite · Carbon equivalent (CEV) · Carburizing · Case hardening · Charpy impact test · Cold drawn · Decarburization · Elongation (A) · ESR (electroslag remelting) · Ferrite