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PRONUNCIATION OF CEMENTITE

cementite  [sɪˈmɛntaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CEMENTITE

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determiner
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Cementite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CEMENTITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cementite

Cementite, also known as iron carbide, is a chemical compound of iron and carbon, with the formula Fe3C. By weight, it is 6.67% carbon and 93.3% iron. It has an orthorhombic crystal structure. It is a hard, brittle material, normally classified as a ceramic in its pure form, though it is more important in metallurgy.

Definition of cementite in the English dictionary

The definition of cementite in the dictionary is the hard brittle compound of iron and carbon that forms in carbon steels and some cast irons. Formula: Fe3C.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CEMENTITE


airtight
ˈɛəˌtaɪt
apatite
ˈæpəˌtaɪt
appetite
ˈæpɪˌtaɪt
hematite
ˈhɛmətaɪt
hepatite
ˈhɛpəˌtaɪt
Hittite
ˈhɪtaɪt
magnetite
ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪt
partite
ˈpɑːtaɪt
senarmontite
ˌsɛnɑːˈmɒntaɪt
skintight
ˈskɪnˈtaɪt
stalactite
ˈstæləkˌtaɪt
steatite
ˈstɪəˌtaɪt
supertight
ˌsuːpərˈtaɪt
tektite
ˈtɛktaɪt
tight
taɪt
tite
taɪt
transvestite
trænzˈvɛstaɪt
tripartite
traɪˈpɑːtaɪt
uptight
ʌpˈtaɪt
watertight
ˈwɔːtəˌtaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CEMENTITE

cembali
cembalist
cembalo
cembra
cembra nut tree
cement
cement mixer
cementation
cementatory
cementer
cementitious
cementum
cemeteries
cemetery
CEN
cenacle
cendre
CENELEC
cenesthesia
cenesthesis

WORDS THAT END LIKE CEMENTITE

argentite
biotite
bipartite
carbonatite
celestite
enstatite
haematite
hydroxyapatite
hydroxylapatite
multipartite
pegmatite
peridotite
petite
piedmontite
piemontite
pyrrhotite
quadripartite
ratite
spessartite
tennantite

Synonyms and antonyms of cementite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cementite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CEMENTITE

Find out the translation of cementite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cementite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cementite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

渗碳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cementita
570 millions of speakers

English

cementite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीमेन्टाईट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سمنتيت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цементит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cementite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cementite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cémentite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Simentit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zementit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

セメンタイト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세멘 타이트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cementite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cementite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடின இரும்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिमेंटचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sementit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cementite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cementytu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цементит
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cementita
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cementite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sementiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cementit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sementitt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cementite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CEMENTITE»

The term «cementite» is normally little used and occupies the 117.182 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CEMENTITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cementite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CEMENTITE»

Discover the use of cementite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cementite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Light Microscopy of Carbon Steels
Cementite This term was first applied by Professor Howe to carbide of iron in the separate state as a constituent of steel. The researches of Abel, Arnold, Miiller, Osmond and others show it to have the formula Fe3C. The term may be, however , ...
Leonard Ernest Samuels
2
Steel Metallurgy for the Non-metallurgist
line between pure pearlite at 0.77% C and pure cementite at 6.7% C. The formula now becomes: Fraction cementite (X Fig. 4.8 Hypereutectoid 1095 steel air cooled from 850 °C (1560 °F) to room temperature, with dark austenite grains ...
John D. Verhoeven, 2007
3
Failure Analysis of Heat Treated Steel Components
Pearlite will form if the carbon content in the austenite is 40.83%, and excess carbon will form cementite. Excess cementite (proeutectoid cementite) will deposit in the grain boundaries. Because cementite (Fe3C) contains a specific amount ...
‎2008
4
Physical Metallurgy for Engineers
However, this cementite does not appear in the microstructure as an independent phase. It contributes only to the thickening of cementite plates within the ledeburite.) At the temperature T=Ts, the Xs-solid solution corresponding to composition ...
Miklós Tisza, 2001
5
High-Temperature Corrosion and Materials Applications
This condition promotes the formation of cementite (Fe3C) on the metal surface. As shown in Fig. 5.1, the calculated carbon activities in equilibrium with cementite are higher than 1.0 at 700 °C (1292 °F) and lower temperatures. Figure 5.56 ...
George Y. Lai, 2007
6
Principles of heat treatment of steels
Furthermore, more often than not, the carbide precipitating in bainitic ferrite is e- carbide rather than cementite. The overall kinetics of this stage of tempering may also be followed by measuring the changes in length of a specimen, as austenite  ...
Romesh C. Sharma, 1996
7
Steel Heat Treatment: Metallurgy and Technologies
2.4.1.4 Third Stage of Tempering In the temperature range of 250 to 7508C, cementite precipitates within the martensite. The composition of the cementite is Fe3C. In alloyed steels, it is referred as M3C, where M corresponds to substitutional ...
George E. Totten, 2006
8
Analytical Characterization of Aluminum, Steel, and Superalloys
The delta ferrite forms in the last regions to solidify and has an interconnected dendritic appearance. 3.4.4 Graphite and Cementite Carbon in iron exists as graphite, cementite, or alloy carbides. There is almost no solubility for carbon in ferrite.
D. Scott MacKenzie, George E. Totten, 2005
9
Understanding Solids: The Science of Materials
Ultimately the austenite transforms into a two-phase mixture of ferrite (oi-ferrite) and cementite (Fe3C) at a temperature of 727 °C (T2, Figure 8.29a), with internal strain likely to provide the driving force. The transformation is complex.
Richard J. D. Tilley, 2013
10
Metallographer's Guide: Practice and Procedures for Irons ...
One set represents the iron-cementite (Fe3C) phase diagram (solid lines), and the other set represents the iron-graphite phase diagram (dashed lines). The reason that there are two sets of phase boundaries is that the stable (equilibrium)  ...
B. L. Bramfitt, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CEMENTITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cementite is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Story of swords and steel
These nanotubes encased "nanowires" made of another hard material, cementite. According to the scientists, who published the results of their ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jun 15»
2
Mass Reduction of Vehicles Using Advanced High Strength Steels
The secret is in the microstructure, containing a martensite, bainite, austenite phase rather than ferrite, pearlite, or cementite. This specialist ... «Azom.com, May 15»
3
Solana Beach student crowned Countywide Spelling Champion
... deals in ornamental plumes or feathers; “ledeburite,” the cementite-austenite eutectic structure in iron-carbon alloys or commercial cast iron; ... «Del Mar Times, Mar 15»
4
Indian Sword Revealed as Master-Crafted
The band-like pattern is caused when a mixture of iron and carbon crystallises to form cementite, a product of the steel slowly cooling as it is ... «New Historian, Feb 15»
5
Historic Indian sword was masterfully crafted
Its band-like pattern is caused when a mixture of iron and carbon crystalizes into cementite. This forms when craftsmen allow cast pieces of ... «Phys.Org, Feb 15»
6
Radical Theory Claims the Inner Core Holds Most of the Earth's …
Iron carbide, also known as Cementite, is a chemical compound of iron and carbon with the formula Fe3C. By weight, iron carbide is 6.67 ... «Chinatopix, Feb 15»
7
VCSELS for Manufacturing: High-power VCSEL arrays make ideal …
Material analysis confirms that the initial martensitic structure observed in the untreated area is converted to the softer ferrite and cementite ... «Laser Focus world, Dec 14»
8
Modern Blacksmithery: forging a 320 Layer Damascus Steel Blade
... of Dresden and they used x-rays and electron microscopy to examine Damascus steel discovering the presence of cementite nanowires. «ZME Science, Dec 14»
9
The fine structure of fine steels
... when a German research team found that a centuries-old blade of Damascus steel contains carbon nanotubes and cementite (iron carbide) ... «Penn State News, Dec 14»
10
Advanced High Strength Steels for Cars
... a possibility to form pearlite in carbon-manganese steels, while AHSS are steels with a microstructure comprising a phase barring cementite, ... «Azom.com, Aug 14»

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