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Pearlite vs Bainite - What's the difference?

pearlite | bainite |

As nouns the difference between pearlite and bainite

is that 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 while bainite is a microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.

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

    bainite

    English

    Etymology

    From the name of metallurgist .

    Noun

    (wikipedia bainite) (-)
  • (metallurgy) A microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.
  • Derived terms

    * bainite transition

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