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FOR the sake of simplicity, we shall consider the case of an eutectoid steel ; if the steel is cooled slowly from the austenitic region, a well-known pearlite structure is formed in crossing the A1 line, that is, 726°, and remains as such down to room temperature. During heating, just the reverse change will take place. The mechanism of formation of this remarkable structure, referred to as pearlitic, is not yet known, at least so far as I know. My view regarding the mechanism of formation of the lamellar structure is as follows.
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HONDA, K. Mechanism of the Formation of Pearlite in Steels. Nature 164, 229–230 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164229b0
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