Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering
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Author: SMITH
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Chapter 9.13, Problem 43KCP
(a)
To determine
State the composition ranges of carbon and silicon in malleable cast irons.
(b)
To determine
Explain the microstructure of ferritic malleable cast iron at 100X.
(c)
To determine
Explain the production of malleable cast irons.
(d)
To determine
List some of the property advantages of malleable cast irons.
(e)
To determine
List some applications for malleable cast irons.
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Problem 1
A 0.65 percent C hypoeutectoid plain-carbon steel is slowly cooled from about 950°C to a temperature
just slightly above 723°C. Calculate the weight percent austenite and weight percent proeutectoid
ferrite in this steel.
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Slowly cooled plain carbon steel has proeutectoid ferrite to be 10 wt% of its eutectoid ferrite. What is the carbon content of the steel?
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