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- Micrograph no
- 374
- Brief description
- Fully transformed ledeburite cast iron
- Keywords
- alloy
, carbon, grey cast iron , iron, metal - Categories
- Metal or alloy
- System
- Fe-C-X
- Composition
- Fe, C 4.17, Si 0.40, Mn 0.45, Cr 0.95 (wt%)
- Standard codes
- Reaction
- Processing
- as cast
- Applications
- Sample preparation
- Nital
- Technique
- Reflected light microscopy
- Length bar
- 400 μm
- Further information
- Silicon in cast iron serves to raise the carbon equivalent, in this case resulting in a eutectic composition. Upon cooling, ledeburite forms, this subsequently transforms to cementite particles in a ferrite matrix.
- 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- Related micrographs