Question 1

Consider 1.0 kg of austenite containing 0.65 wt% C, cooled to below 727oC. (Additional
information: ferrite forms at 0.02 wt% C, pearlite at 0.76 wt% C and cementite at 6.67 wt%).

(a) Name the phases present just above the eutectoid temperature?

Solution:
The α – ferrite and austenite phases
(b) If the alloy (austenite) is cooled to just below to below 727oC, how many kilograms each
of total ferrite and cementite form?

Solution:
Cα = 0.022 wt%C
CFe3C = 6.7 wt%C
Cpearlite = 0.76 wt%C

Using the lever-rule principle:

6.7  0.65
W  x1.0kg
6.7  0.022
= 0.91 kg
Wcementite = 0.09 kg

(c) How many kilograms each of total pearlite and proeutectoid phase form?

Solution:
0.76  0.65
WFe3C  x1.0kg
0.76  0.022
= 0.15 kg

0.65  0.022
W pearlite  x1.0kg
0.76  0.0.022
= 0.85 kg

(d) Schematically sketch and label the resulting microstructure.

Solution:

α-ferrite pearlite
Question 2

Consider 1.0 kg of austenite containing 1.15 wt% C, cooled to below 727oC.

(a) What is the proeutectoid phase?

Solution:
Cementite – Fe3C
(b) How many kilograms each of total ferrite and cementite form?

Solution:
Cα = 0.022 wt%C
CFe3C = 6.7 wt%C
Cpearlite = 0.76 wt%C
6.7  1.15
W  x1.0kg
6.7  0.022
= 0.83 kg
Wcementite = 0.17 kg

(c) How many kilograms each of total pearlite and proeutectoid phase form?
Solution:
1.15  0.76
WFe3C  x1.0kg
6.7  0.76
= 0.07 kg

6.7  1.15
W pearlite  x1.0kg
6.7  0.76
= 0.93 kg

(d) Schematically sketch and label the resulting microstructure.

Solution:

Fe3C Pearlite
cementite Alternating layers
α-ferrite and cementite (Fe3C)