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    The Iron-Iron Carbide Phase Diagram: Heat Treatment of Steel

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    The document discusses the iron-iron carbide phase diagram and heat treatment of steel. It outlines the different phases present in steel like ferrite, austenite, and cementite. It describes the reactions that occur like the peritectic and eutectic reactions. It also discusses the maximum solubility of carbon in ferrite and austenite. Finally, it classifies different types of steels based on their carbon content as low, medium, or high carbon steels.

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    The document discusses the iron-iron carbide phase diagram and heat treatment of steel. It outlines the different phases present in steel like ferrite, austenite, and cementite. It describes the reactions that occur like the peritectic and eutectic reactions. It also discusses the maximum solubility of carbon in ferrite and austenite. Finally, it classifies different types of steels based on their carbon content as low, medium, or high carbon steels.

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    The Iron-Iron Carbide Phase Diagram

    Heat Treatment of Steel

    Features
    Phases present
    L

    d Bcc structure Paramagnetic g austenite Fcc structure Non-magnetic ductile

    a ferrite Bcc structure Ferromagnetic Fairly ductile

    Reactions
    Peritectic L + d = g Eutectic L = g + Fe3C

    Fe3C cementite Orthorhombic Hard brittle

    Max. solubility of C in ferrite=0.022% Max. solubility of C in austenite=2.11%

    Eutectoid g = a + Fe3C

    Microstructures

    Steels
    Steel is an interstitial solid solution of carbon in iron. Theoretically steel has a maximum of 2.11% carbon. In practice, the amount of carbon rarely exceeds 0.8%

    Classification/Nomenclature
    Low carbon steels up to 0.2%C AISI 1020: Last two numbers indicate Medium carbon steels 0.2-0.4%C Amount of carbon :0.2%C 10 indicates plain carbon steel High carbon steels >0.4% C AISI 4340: 0.4%C 43 indicates alloy steel

    Microstructural changes in steel on cooling for different compositions

    Eutectoid steel

    Hypoeutectoid steel

    Hypereutectoid steel

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