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Q: Why cementite is harder than austenite?
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What is austenite-cementite?

ledeburite


Which is the harder among them Cementite or Martensite?

Martensite


What are the types of cementite?

The are three types of cementite which form in different ways. There's the primary that forms from crystalization from the molten iron above 4.3%C and below 6.7%C (line CD in Fe-Fe3C diagram), secondary cementite which forms from precipitation from austenite at the right side of the eutectoid point. And there's the tertiary cementite which forms as precipitation from ferrite alpha because of the falling solubility of carbon in ferrite as temperature goes down.


what is the difference between Pearlite and Ledeburite?

Pearlite is a microstructure formed in steel with a specific carbon content, characterized by alternating layers of ferrite and cementite, while ledeburite is a less common microstructure formed at extremely high carbon levels, primarily composed of cementite and austenite, and is brittle in nature.


Why ledeburite hardness more than per-lite hardness plus cementite hardness although ledeburite is per-lite plus cementite?

probably because of different thermal expansion of carbide matrix phase with pearlite or austenite disperses, at cooling a high dislocation density apears in phases, especially deformable one, and this high dislocation density is responsible for higher hardness


What is the difference between eutectic and eutectoid?

Eutectic point is where a liquid eutectic composition cools sufficiently to solidify.Eutectoid point is where, within a solid, the material cools enough to undergo a phase transformation. e.g. austenite to cementite a


What are the phases of eutectoid steel at room temperature?

The lowest temperature at which austenite transforms into ferrite and cementite. Steel with 0.77 percent carbon transforms at this temperature. Learn more abouteutectoid temperaturein the classHeat Treatment of Steel 230below.


What is partial annealing?

Annealing is a process in which a material is treated to re-crystallise and get into its stable form, i.e to align its axis to there characteristic directions. here sample is ist heated to a certain temperature,maintaines at that temperature for a specified time and then allowed to cool down to room temperature. The process involves recrystallization to form new, strain-free grains, and then grain growth of grains in the metal (or material).


Is steel stronger than aluminum?

It heavily depends on which type of stainless steel you're referring to and what your definition of strong is. High carbon and perhaps plain carbon steels would be harder then austenite and ferritic stainless, but martensitic stainless would be harder then plain/high carbon. Austenite and ferritic stainless would be tougher and austenite would have have highest degree of corrosion resistance. I consider a steel to be "strong" if it has a balance of hardness and toughness in which case,I would say martensitic stainless steels.


What is the difference between pearlite and cementite?

Well, basically, pearlite is the eutectic composition of steel, with an overall composition of 0.8% carbon. It is known to consist of two phases, namely: Ferrite (Fe), the room temperature of iron and Cementite(Fe3C). Therefore, the difference between pearlite and cementite is that pearlite is a composition of steel, and cementite is a composition of Pearlite. So cementite is part of pearlite.


What is the percentage of carbon in cementite?

It's 6.67%.


What is austenite?

its a solid solution created when carbon steel is heated to red hot. also know as the alpha iron. during cooling of the steel it can transform into pearlite or ferite.