Carbon steel — Iron alloy phases Ferrite (α iron, δ iron) Austenite (γ iron) Pearlite (88% ferrite, 12% cementite) … Wikipedia
Austenite — (or gamma phase iron) is a metallic non magnetic solid solution of iron and an alloying element. In plain carbon steel, austenite exists above the critical eutectoid temperature of 1000 K (about 727 °C); other alloys of steel have different… … Wikipedia
Alloy steel — is steel alloyed with other elements in amounts of between 1 and 50% by weight to improve its mechanical properties. Alloy steels are broken down into two groups: low alloy steels and high alloy steels. Low alloy steels are defined as having an… … Wikipedia
Quench — A quench refers to a rapid cooling. In polymer chemistry and materials science, quenching is used to prevent low temperature processes such as phase transformations from occurring by only providing a narrow window of time in which the reaction is … Wikipedia
Eutectic point — The melting point of a mixture of two or more solids (such as an alloy) depends on the relative proportions of its ingredients. A eutectic or eutectic mixture is a mixture at such proportions that the melting point is as low as possible, and that … Wikipedia
Ferrite (iron) — Ferrite or alpha iron (α Fe) is a materials science term for iron, or a solid solution with iron as the main constituent, with a body centred cubic crystal structure. It is the component which gives steel and cast iron their magnetic properties,… … Wikipedia
Phase diagram — In physical chemistry, mineralogy, and materials science, a phase diagram is a type of graph used to show the equilibrium conditions between the thermodynamically distinct phases. In mathematics and physics, a phase diagram also has an… … Wikipedia
Phase transition — This diagram shows the nomenclature for the different phase transitions. A phase transition is the transformation of a thermodynamic system from one phase or state of matter to another. A phase of a thermodynamic system and the states of matter… … Wikipedia
Steel — For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). The steel cable of a colliery winding tower … Wikipedia
Martensite — For the transformation, see Diffusionless transformations. Iron alloy phases Ferrite (α iron, δ iron) A … Wikipedia
Dmitry Chernov — For other people with this surname, see Chernov. Dmitry Chernov Dmitry Konstantinovich Chernov (or Tchernov, Russian: Дмитрий Константинович Чернов; November 1 [O.S. 1839] 1839 Saint Petersburg January 2, 1921 Yalta) was a Russian… … Wikipedia