eutectoid

American

[yoo-tek-toid] / juˈtɛk tɔɪd /

adjective

resembling a eutectic.

noun

a eutectoid alloy.

eutectoid British

/ juːˈtɛktɔɪd /

noun

a mixture of substances similar to a eutectic, but forming two or three constituents from a solid instead of from a melt

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adjective

concerned with or suitable for eutectoid mixtures

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eutectoid Scientific

/ yo̅o̅-tĕk′toid′ /

Relating to a eutectic mixture or alloy.

A eutectic mixture or alloy.

Etymology

Origin of eutectoid

First recorded in 1900–05; eutect(ic) + -oid

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eutectoid

It represents the complete transformation of the eutectoid austenite accomplished by slow-cooling of an iron-carbon alloy through the transformation range.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)

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