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DoITPoMS Micrograph Library Micrograph 802 and full record

Micrograph 802 and full record

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Micrograph no
802
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 24 hours at 1300ºC, water quenched then tempered 150 hours at 700ºC
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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