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Micrograph 355 and full record

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Micrograph no
355
Brief description
Pearlitic malleable cast iron
Keywords
alloy Link to MATTER Glossary entry for alloy, carbon, cast iron Link to MATTER Glossary entry for cast iron, iron, metal, normalising Link to MATTER Glossary entry for normalising
Categories
Metal or alloy
System
Fe-C-X   Link to phase diagram
Composition
Fe, C 2-4, other constituents (wt% typical) (Cast iron)
Standard codes
Reaction
Processing
Quenched
Applications
Sample preparation
Nital
Technique
Reflected light microscopy
Length bar
200 μm
Further information
A cast iron with a relatively low carbon content. The sample has been normalised at 900 ºC for 72 hours in order to refine the grain size. The microstructure consists of pearlite with graphite.
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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