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Cementite

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Cementite (or iron carbide) is a compound of iron and carbon, more precisely an intermediate transition metal carbide with the formula Fe3C. [1]

29 relations: Allotropes of iron, Austenite, Carbide, Carbon, Carbon steel, Cast iron, Ceramic, Chemical compound, Cohenite, Curie temperature, Emil Cohen, Ferromagnetism, Ferrous metallurgy, Fischer–Tropsch process, Hexagonal crystal family, Iron, Iron meteorite, Lamellar structure, Martensite, Mössbauer spectroscopy, Metastability, Monoclinic crystal system, Non-stoichiometric compound, Orthorhombic crystal system, Paramagnetism, Pearlite, Steel, Tempering (metallurgy), Tool steel.

Allotropes of iron

Iron represents perhaps the best-known example for allotropy in a metal.

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Austenite

Austenite, also known as gamma-phase iron (γ-Fe), is a metallic, non-magnetic allotrope of iron or a solid solution of iron, with an alloying element.

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Carbide

In chemistry, a carbide is a compound composed of carbon and a less electronegative element.

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Carbon

Carbon (from carbo "coal") is a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6.

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Carbon steel

Carbon steel is a steel with carbon content up to 2.1% by weight.

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Cast iron

Cast iron is a group of iron-carbon alloys with a carbon content greater than 2%.

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Ceramic

A ceramic is a non-metallic solid material comprising an inorganic compound of metal, non-metal or metalloid atoms primarily held in ionic and covalent bonds.

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Chemical compound

A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) composed of atoms from more than one element held together by chemical bonds.

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Cohenite

Cohenite is a naturally occurring iron carbide mineral with the chemical structure (Fe, Ni, Co)3C.

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Curie temperature

In physics and materials science, the Curie temperature (TC), or Curie point, is the temperature above which certain materials lose their permanent magnetic properties, to be replaced by induced magnetism.

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Emil Cohen

Emil Wilhelm Cohen (12 October 1842 – 13 April 1905) was a German mineralogist, born in Jutland.

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Ferromagnetism

Ferromagnetism is the basic mechanism by which certain materials (such as iron) form permanent magnets, or are attracted to magnets.

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Ferrous metallurgy

Ferrous metallurgy is the metallurgy of iron and its alloys.

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Fischer–Tropsch process

The Fischer–Tropsch process is a collection of chemical reactions that converts a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen into liquid hydrocarbons.

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Hexagonal crystal family

In crystallography, the hexagonal crystal family is one of the 6 crystal families, which includes 2 crystal systems (hexagonal and trigonal) and 2 lattice systems (hexagonal and rhombohedral).

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Iron

Iron is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from ferrum) and atomic number 26.

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Iron meteorite

Iron meteorites are meteorites that consist overwhelmingly of an iron–nickel alloy known as meteoric iron that usually consists of two mineral phases: kamacite and taenite.

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Lamellar structure

Lamellar structures or microstructures are composed of fine, alternating layers of different materials in the form of lamellae.

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Martensite

Martensite, named after the German metallurgist Adolf Martens (1850–1914), most commonly refers to a very hard form of steel crystalline structure, but it can also refer to any crystal structure that is formed by diffusionless transformation.

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Mössbauer spectroscopy

Mössbauer spectroscopy is a spectroscopic technique based on the Mössbauer effect.

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Metastability

In physics, metastability is a stable state of a dynamical system other than the system's state of least energy.

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Monoclinic crystal system

In crystallography, the monoclinic crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems.

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Non-stoichiometric compound

Non-stoichiometric compounds are chemical compounds, almost always solid inorganic compounds, having elemental composition whose proportions cannot be represented by integers; most often, in such materials, some small percentage of atoms are missing or too many atoms are packed into an otherwise perfect lattice work.

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Orthorhombic crystal system

In crystallography, the orthorhombic crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems.

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Paramagnetism

Paramagnetism is a form of magnetism whereby certain materials are weakly attracted by an externally applied magnetic field, and form internal, induced magnetic fields in the direction of the applied magnetic field.

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Pearlite

Pearlite is a two-phased, lamellar (or layered) structure composed of alternating layers of ferrite (88 wt%) and cementite (12 wt%) that occurs in some steels and cast irons.

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Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and other elements.

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Tempering (metallurgy)

Tempering is a process of heat treating, which is used to increase the toughness of iron-based alloys.

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Tool steel

Tool steel refers to a variety of carbon and alloy steels that are particularly well-suited to be made into tools.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cementite

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