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Please explain! Thank you The graph shows the isothermal transformation diagram

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Please explain! Thank you

The graph shows the isothermal transformation diagram for a coarse-grained, plain-carbon steel of eutectoid composition. Samples of the steel are austenitised at 850 degrees C and then subjected to the quenching treatments shown on the diagram. Describe the microstructure produced by each heat treatment.

The graph shows the isothermal transformation diagram for a coarse-grained, plain-carbon steel of eutectoid composition. Samples of the steel are austenitised at 850 degrees C and then subjected to the quenching treatments shown on the diagram. Describe the microstructure produced by each heat treatment.

Explanation / Answer

a. 100% Martensite

b. 50% Martensite

c. 50% Bainite + 50% Martensite

d.50% Bainite + 50% Martensite

e. 100% bainite

f. 50% pearlite + 50% Bainite