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Lamellar vs Pearlite - What's the difference?

lamellar | pearlite |

As an adjective lamellar

is of or pertaining to a lamella, plate-like, flat and thin.

As a noun pearlite is

a two-phased lamellar structure composed of alternating layers of alpha ferrite and cementite that occurs in some steels and cast irons, having a pearlescent appearance.

lamellar

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a lamella, plate-like, flat and thin.

    • pearlite

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia pearlite)
  • A two-phased lamellar structure composed of alternating layers of alpha ferrite and cementite that occurs in some steels and cast irons, having a pearlescent appearance.
  • (mineral)
  • * 1835 , British Association for the Advancement of Science
    • inclosing great masses of pearlite and felspar.

    See also

    * perlite