DURING the course of an investigation into the austenite stabilization phenomena of iron–nickel alloys containing 1 per cent carbon, it became necessary to obtain some knowledge of the limiting ...

THE fifth edition of Prof. Findlay's book on the phase rule differs from previous editions in that the whole volume has been re-set, so that in spite of containing additional matter there is a ...

The eutectoid phase transition in the iron carbon system takes place at 727 C. The three components in equilibrium at this temperature are Austenite, g, with the composition Fe - 0.77 wt % C, Ferrite, ...

Conditioning of steel by thermal or heat treatment relies on the different mechanical properties which are exhibited by the various structures present in plain carbon steels. Figure 1 illustrates the ...