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Mechanical Engineering · Q277

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Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 277

Q277

Which of the following statement is wrong?

A.
Steel with 0.8% carbon is wholly pearlite
B.
The amount of cementite increases with the increase in percentage of carbon in iron
C.
A mechanical mixture of 87% cementite and 13% ferrite is called pearlite
Answer
D.
The cementite is identified as round particles in the structure

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Pearlite is a Mixture of Ferrite and Cementite (alternately arranged as like pearls)
obtain 100% pearlite at 727 deg.C.
Soft Phase than Austenite but posses better strength than Ferrite.