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DoITPoMS Micrograph Library Full Record for Micrograph 806

Full Record for Micrograph 806

Micrograph no
806
Brief description
Austenitic stainless steel water quenched then cooled, showing transformation to g in the a lamellae
Keywords
austenite Link to MATTER Glossary entry for austenite, stainless steel
Categories
Metal or alloy
System
Fe-C-X   Link to phase diagram
Composition
Fe, C 0.12, Mn 14.2, Cr 13.7
Standard codes
Reaction
Processing
Water quenched from 1050ºC then cooled to -196ºC
Applications
Sample preparation
Technique
Reflected light microscopy
Length bar
50 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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