Micrographs : Fe 0.8%C at 550°C (isothermal transformation)
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These micrographs show the effect of transformation time in a 0.8wt% plane carbon steel, at 550°C.

This is part of the data for the Isothermal Time-Transformation-Temperature diagram.

 
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