Pearlite vs Bainite - What's the difference?
pearlite | bainite |
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
(metallurgy) A microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.
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)- inclosing great masses of pearlite and felspar.