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| percent elongation at the fracture point |
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| ability of a material to resist plastic deformation |
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| an alloy whose composition is less than the eutectic composition |
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| an alloy whose composition is greater than the eutectic composition |
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| two-phase microstructure consisting of ferrite and cementite. forms below pearlite region, but above the martensite start temperature |
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| two-phase microstructure of alternate ferrite and cementite lamellae occurring in some steels. forms by the decomposition of austenite |
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| body-centered tetragonal iron phase that is supersaturated in carbon. iron-carbon martensite forms when austenite is quenched rapidly to low temperatures |
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| an iron carbide phase, Fe3C |
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| random nucleation process |
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| specific site-induced nucleation |
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