Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering
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Author: SMITH
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Chapter 9.13, Problem 14KCP
(a) Describe the martempering (marquenching) process for a plain-carbon steel. (b) Draw a cooling curve for a martempered (marquenched) austenitized eutectoid plain-carbon steel by using an IT diagram, (c) What type of microstructure is produced after martempering this steel? (d) What arc the advantages of martempering? (e) What type of microstructure is produced after tempering a martempered steel? (f) Why is the term martempering a misnomer? Suggest an improved term.
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