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Micrograph no
285
Brief description
Chromitised low carbon steel
Keywords
alloy Link to MATTER Glossary entry for alloy, carbon, carburisation Link to MATTER Glossary entry for carburisation, iron, metal, steel Link to MATTER Glossary entry for steel
Categories
Metal or alloy
System
Fe-C-X   Link to phase diagram
Composition
Fe, C low (wt%)
Standard codes
Reaction
Processing
chromitised
Applications
Sample preparation
Nital
Technique
Reflected light microscopy
Length bar
800 μm
Further information
Low carbon steel that has had additional chromium added. Chromium increases response to heat treatment and increases depth of hardness penetration.
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