hypereutectoid

Speech parts

1. hypereutectoid - Noun

2. hypereutectoid - Adjective

Meaning

hypereutectoid (not comparable)

containing the minor component in excess of that contained in the eutectoid

hypereutectoid (plural hypereutectoids)

A hypereutectic alloy

Examples

In a hypereutectoid composition (greater than 0.8% carbon), the carbon will first precipitate out as large inclusions of cementite at the austenite grain boundaries and then when the composition left behind is eutectoid, the pearlite structure forms. Source: Internet

The wootz was in a soft, annealed state, with a grain structure and beads of pure iron carbide which were the result of its hypereutectoid state. Source: Internet

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