eutectoid

[ yoo-tek-toid ]

adjective

1. resembling a eutectic.

noun

1. a eutectoid alloy.

eutectoid

/ juːˈtɛktɔɪd /

noun

1. a mixture of substances similar to a eutectic, but forming two or three constituents from a solid instead of from a melt

adjective

1. concerned with or suitable for eutectoid mixtures

eutectoid

/ yo̅o̅-tĕk′toid′ /

Adjective

1. Relating to a eutectic mixture or alloy.

Noun

1. A eutectic mixture or alloy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eutectoid¹

First recorded in 1900–05; eutect(ic) + -oid

Word History and Origins

Origin of eutectoid¹

C20: from eutect ( ic ) + -oid

Example Sentences

It represents the complete transformation of the eutectoid austenite accomplished by slow-cooling of an iron-carbon alloy through the transformation range.

From Project Gutenberg

Page 157 There are several theories to explain this reaction, but generally it is only necessary to remember that in hardening we quench steel from the austenite phase, and, due to this rapid cooling, the normal change from austenite to the eutectoid composition does not have time to take place, and as a consequence the steel exists in a partially transformed, unstable and very hard condition at atmospheric temperatures.

From Project Gutenberg

It is called "eutectoid" steel.

From Project Gutenberg