Crossword-Solution: PEARLITE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Pearlite | n. | Alt. of Pearlstone |
We have 4 clues for the answer “PEARLITE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Alloy of carbon and iron. | 1 answer |
| Carbon and iron alloy. | 1 answer |
| Constituent of steel and cast iron. | 1 answer |
| Constituent of steel. | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything
flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it; as, to pour
water from a pail; to pour wine into a decanter; to pour oil upon the
waters; to pour out sand or dust.
Hint 2 anagram
OPUR
Hint 3 another clue
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Sentences with PEARLITE (5)
With about 0.2 per cent carbon and 8 per cent nickel, the steel is nearing the stage between pearlite and martensite, and the structure is extremely fine, the ferrite and pearlite having a very pronounced tendency to mimic a purely martensite structure.
The cementite, although adding to the tensile strength, is very brittle and the strength of the pearlite is the combination of the ferrite and cementite.
This structure of thin sheets has received the name "pearlite," because of its pearly appearance under sunlight.
Pure iron, having no carbon, naturally would show no pearlite when examined under a microscope; only abutting granules of iron are delicately traced.
The metallographist calls this pure iron "ferrite." As soon as a little carbon enters the alloy and a soft steel is formed, small angular areas of pearlite appear at the boundaries of the ferrite crystals (Fig.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 4 times in crossword archives (1957–1969).