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cementite
[ si-men-tahyt ]
noun
, Metallurgy.
- an iron carbide, Fe 3 C, a constituent of steel and cast iron, sometimes with part of its iron replaced by another metal, as manganese.
cementite
/ sɪˈmɛntaɪt /
noun
- the hard brittle compound of iron and carbon that forms in carbon steels and some cast irons. Formula: Fe 3 C
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cementite1
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Example Sentences
Lastly, there is a definite compound of iron and carbon, iron carbide or cementite, having the formula Fe3C.
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Here the mass consists of primary austenite, eutectic austenite and cementite interstratified and pro-eutectoid cementite.
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Ferrite and cementite, already described in 10, are the final products of the transformation of austenite in slow-cooling.
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The white-hot, solid, but soft mass is now a conglomerate of “primary” austenite, “eutectic” austenite and “eutectic” cementite.
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The change from graphite into cementite is supposed to take place as we pass from left to right.
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