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Welding Inspection & Metallurgy API ICP Self Study Notes

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Pearlite<br />

Pearlite is a phase mixture consisting of alternating platelets of ferrite and<br />

cementite (α+ Fe 3 C), which grows by conversion from austenite. A steel<br />

containing 0.77 wt% carbon can consist solely of pearlite if cooled sufficiently<br />

slowly from austenite (see figure 1). Under the microscope it can have an<br />

iridescent mother of pearl appearance, hence the name.

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