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Definition of Sorbitic
1. pertaining to sorbite [adj] - See also: sorbite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sorbitic
Literary usage of Sorbitic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metallography and Heat Treatment of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1918)
"The etching of sorbitic steel is similar to that of pearlitic steel both in regard to
... The sorbitic areas will have a granular but ill-defined structure. ..."
2. The Metallography of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1912)
"Indeed sorbitic steels not being hardened steels need not be considered in
connection with the tempering operation. A graphical representation of the ..."
3. The Metallography of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1912)
"Indeed sorbitic steels not being hardened steels need not be considered in
connection with ... -sorbitic steel, however, has been included in Figure 1. ..."
4. Materials of Construction: Their Manufacture and Properties by Adelbert Philo Mills (1922)
"In fact a sorbitic steel possessing the same degree of ductility as a higher ...
sorbitic and pearlite steels are not really hardened and therefore cannot ..."
5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1904)
"Rails which have been rendered sorbitic in this way have a higher tensile strength
and ... sorbitic steel, when tested by repeated reversals of stress, ..."
6. The Metallography of Steel and Cast Iron by Henry Marion Howe (1916)
"To vary the presentation, this sorbitic structure corresponds to the highest
combination of strength with ductility and shock resistance for carbon steel of ..."
7. The Metallography of Steel and Cast Iron by Henry Marion Howe (1916)
"To vary the presentation, this sorbitic structure corresponds to the highest
combination of strength with ductility and shock resistance for carbon steel of ..."
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