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cementite

/sɛmˈɛntaɪt/ noun · British & US
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What does cementite mean?

noun

A hard, brittle, iron-carbon alloy that is one of the main constituents of steel; a metastable form of iron that is stable at room temperature only in the presence of cementite.

Example

"The presence of cementite in the steel alloy made it prone to cracking under stress."

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