pearlite

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.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

As nouns the difference between martensite and pearlite

is that martensite is (metallurgy) a solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel while 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.

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.

As nouns the difference between ferrite and pearlite

is that ferrite is the interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron while 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.

As nouns the difference between terms and pearlite

is that terms is while 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.

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.

As an adjective pearlike is

resembling a pear or some aspect of one.

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.

As nouns the difference between perlite and pearlite

is that perlite is an amorphous volcanic glass formed by the hydration of obsidian while 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.

As an adjective pearlescent

is pearl-like, either in color or luster.

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.