|
|
Definition of Iron carbide
1. Noun. A chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle.
Definition of Iron carbide
1. Noun. (metallurgy) A compound of iron with carbon (Fe3C). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Iron Carbide
Literary usage of Iron carbide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by Chartered Insurance Institute (1898)
"Direct Production of iron carbide.—H. Moissan, t in melting iron witli carbon in
an electric furnace, finds that with increasing temperature the metal ..."
2. The Electric Furnace by Henri Moissan (1904)
"We consider that the direct preparation of iron carbide is another example of
this curious phenomena. In reality, if we rapidly cool an iron saturated with ..."
3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1921)
"The steel now consists of a iron crystals dispersed in a " solid solution" of
iron carbide in y iron. With further cooling, the quantity of a iron crystals ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1897)
"If the chemical composition of natural gas is such as to warrant the belief that
its production was due to the action of steam upon iron carbide, ..."
5. The Mineral Industry (1899)
"... in the chrome steels containing but little chromium, we have but one equivalent
of chromium carbide to each equivalent of iron carbide ; whereas in the ..."
6. Elementary Principles of Chemistry by Raymond Bedell Brownlee, Robert Warren Fuller, William J. Hancock, Michael Druck Sohon, Jesse Elon Whitsit (1921)
"ance that readily dissolves in pure iron at a high temperature ^above 670° C.)- The
hardness of a carbon steel depends upon the amount of iron carbide that ..."
7. The Metallography and Heat Treatment of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1918)
"... this carbide is found associated with the iron carbide, Fe3C, in cementite.
The cementite of commercial steel, therefore, is seldom a pure iron carbide, ..."
Other Resources:
