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carbon equivalent

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carbon equivalent [¦kär·bən i′kwiv·ə·lənt]
(metallurgy)
An empirical relationship of the total carbon (TC), silicon (Si) and phosphorus (P) content of gray iron: CE = %TC + 0.3(%Si + %P).


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