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Metallurgical Alchemy and Microstructure Riddles
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  • 1. Material with switchable spontaneous electric polarization
  • 2. Crucial chart mapping equilibrium phases in materials (abbreviated)
  • 3. Solid formed from supersaturated solid solution or liquid
  • 5. Line defect responsible for plastic deformation
  • 7. Region exhibiting continuous phase separation via decomposition
  • 9. Surface hardening by diffusion of carbon atoms
  • 13. Iron carbide phase giving steel its hardness
  • 16. Process combining metals to craft superior mechanical traits
  • 18. Symmetrical lattice reorientation aiding plastic deformation
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  • 4. Describes materials containing iron, from Latin ‘ferre’
  • 6. Hard compound often forged with carbon for sharpening tools
  • 8. Study of atomic arrangements through X-ray diffraction
  • 10. Straining metals below recrystallization temperature
  • 11. Polymeric material exhibiting significant elastic deformation
  • 12. Rapid cooling move trapping atoms in high-energy states
  • 14. Heat treatment phase to relieve stresses and refine grains
  • 15. Stress applied trying to elongate a material
  • 17. Invariant reaction producing two solid phases upon cooling
  • 19. Powder particles bonding below melting temperature
  • 20. Atomic absenteeism in a crystal lattice site

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