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ledeburite

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ledeburite [′lā·də‚bu̇‚rīt]
(metallurgy)
The eutectic of the iron-carbon system, the constituents being cementite and austenite at high temperatures; cooling decomposes the austenite to ferrite and cementite.


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The white eutectic, which occurs at the edges of thin-wall ductile iron plate castings, is the plate-like eutectic, which probably forms at much higher undercooling than ledeburite (the usual structure available in white iron).
These carbides have several names including: ledeburite, chill, primary carbide, carbides, |Fe.
 
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