Friday, July 19, 2019

IRON -CARBON EQUILIBRIUM DIAGRAM

 

    This diagram is key diagram to explain transformation in alloys from pure iron to iron carbide {cementite}. This diagram has been drawn up to 6.67% carbon concentration beyond who is diagram is of little commercial significance.



Few important points and lines of this diagram are as follows:
   Point,.  A-- 1539℃,(melting point (pure iron)
                 B--1493℃; 0.5%C
                 E--1493℃; 01%C
                 F--1493℃;0 16%C
                 G--1401℃
                 M--723℃ ;0.25%C
ABCD represent the liquidus line.
AEFHCJD represent the solidus line.
EFB represent periye tic reaction taking place at constant temperature 1493℃.
   
      Steel contain (0-2)%carbon. 
      Cast iron content (2-6.67)% carbon. 
      Hypoeutectoid steel Steel contain                   (0-0.8)%C .
       Hypereutectoid Steel content (0.82-2)% carbon .
      Hypoeutectic cast iron contains                     (2.0-4.3)% carbon. 
      Eutectic cast iron content 4.3% carbon
      Hypoeutectic cast iron contains (4.32 -6.67)% carbon.
   
 Few critical temperature of this diagram 
         
    A0(210℃)---Above this temperature paramagnetic property change to feroimagnetic.

    A1(723℃)---Eutectic temperature below which austenite is unstable and eutectic mixture of ferrite and cementite {called parlite} forms in case of 0.8% Carbon Steel.

    A2(768℃)---Ferromagnetic Alpha iron changes to paramagnetic Alpha iron which exist upto 910℃.

    A3(910℃)---From 910℃ to 1401℃ paramagnetic gama iron exists.

    A4(1401℃)---At this temperature paramagnetic guma iron  transform to Alpha iron which is also paramagnetic and having B.C.C structure.

   There are three invariant point taking different reaction:
 


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IRON -CARBON EQUILIBRIUM DIAGRAM

      This diagram is key diagram to explain transformation in alloys from pure iron to iron carbide {cementite}. This diagram has been...