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We will use carbon steel. The four steel samples will be austenitized at 880o C for 35 minutes.
Two samples will then be cooled in two manners. The first will be a slow air cooling, which
should result in a sample experiencing approximately equilibrium cooling.
The two remaining samples will be quenched in water resulting in a sample with non-equilibrium
cooling. Then, one of each group samples will then be reheated to a temperature that will allow
limited diffusion for 35 minutes as in table below.
(35 minutes)
Heat to 800o C
3
Cool slowly
Heat to 800o C
Cool slowly
4 Reheat to 350 C
o
(35 minutes)
- Grind and polish all samples and use the appropriated solution to reveal the
microstructure. Comment on the microstructures in your lab report.