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DoITPoMS Micrograph Library Micrograph 224 and full record

Micrograph 224 and full record

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Micrograph no
224
Brief description
Annealed low carbon steel with carbides
Keywords
alloy Link to MATTER Glossary entry for alloy, carbide, iron, metal
Categories
Metal or alloy
System
Fe-C-X   Link to phase diagram
Composition
Fe, C low (wt%)
Standard codes
Reaction
Processing
Annealed 1050 ºC
Applications
Sample preparation
Nital
Technique
Reflected light microscopy
Length bar
200 μm
Further information
Virtually pure iron consisting of the ferrite phase. Note also the presence of carbides which are formed by the trace presence of an element which is a stronger carbide former than iron.
Contributor
Dr R F Cochrane
Organisation
Department of Materials, University of Leeds
Date
04/09/02
Licence for re-use
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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