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Figure 11.23 (a) Upper bainite (gray, feathery plates) ( 600). (b)
Lower bainite (dark needles) ( 400). (From ASM Handbook, Vol.
8, (1973), ASM International, Materials Park, OH 44073.)

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Figure 11.25 (a) The unit cell of BCT martensite is related to the FCC
austenite unit cell. (b) As the percentage of carbon increases, more
interstitial sites are filled by the carbon atoms and the tetragonal
structure of the martensite becomes more pronounced.

Figure 11.27 (a) Lath martensite in low-carbon steel ( 80). (b)

Plate martensite in high-carbon steel
( 400). (From ASM
Handbook, Vol. 8, (1973), ASM International, Materials Park, OH
44073.)