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Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 237

Q237

Steel containing ferrite and pearlite is

A.
Hard
B.
Soft
Answer
C.
Tough
D.
Hard and tough

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Steel containing ferrite and pearlite is soft.
Ferrite is a form of pure iron with a body-centered cubic crystal structure and occurs in low-carbon steel.
Pearlite is a finely laminated mixture of ferrite and cementite present in cast iron and steel, formed by the cooling of austenite.
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