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DoITPoMS Micrograph Library Full Record for Micrograph 803

Full Record for Micrograph 803

Micrograph no
803
Brief description
Austenitic stainless steel solution treated, water quenched then tempered
Keywords
austenite Link to MATTER Glossary entry for austenite, stainless steel
Categories
Metal or alloy
System
Fe-C-X   Link to phase diagram
Composition
Stainless steel with Cr 18, Ni 10, Nb 1 (wt%)
Standard codes
Reaction
Processing
Solution treated 12 hours at 1250ºC, water quenched then tempered 24 hours at 700ºC
Applications
Sample preparation
Thin film
Technique
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Length bar
1 μm
Further information
Contributor
Professor Sir R W K Honeycombe
Organisation
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge
Date
07/01/04
Licence for re-use
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