Pearlite vs Pearlie - What's the difference?
pearlite | pearlie |
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
As nouns the difference between pearlite and pearlie
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 pearlie is (informal) a pearly king or pearly queen.pearlite
English
Noun
(wikipedia pearlite)- inclosing great masses of pearlite and felspar.