IT is generally accepted that the lattice parameter of retained austenite in quenched iron—carbon alloys increases continuously and linearly with the increase of carbon content. So far ...

When the alloy reaches the eutectoid temperature the untransformed austenite undergoes a transformation to pearlite and the already formed cementite remains unchanged. The microstructure is now a ...

Before transforming to pearlite, this material phases through the two-phase zone (yellow) between austenite and ferrite. In cooling through this zone, ferrite is precipitated on the austenite grain ...