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Record 1 1998-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

The name, conferred by Wust on the cementite-austenite eutectic containing 4.3% C which freezes at 1,130 °C.

OBS

During cooling the austenite in ledeburite may transform into a mixture of austenite and cementite. This iron-carbon phase is found in cast-irons and certain high alloy steels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
DEF

Microstructure d'un alliage eutectique fer-carbone, constituée d'un agrégat de cémentite et d'austénite, austénite se décomposant généralement en cémentite et en ferrite après passage au-dessous de la température eutectoïde (720 °C).

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