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Using an iron-carbon phase diagram, calculate the expected phases and volume fraction of each phase at...

Using an iron-carbon phase diagram, calculate the expected phases and volume fraction of each phase at room temperature for the a) the 0.20 wt.% C steel and b) the 0.45 wt.% C steel

Composition (wt.% C)

Furnace temp (°C)

Quench media

0.20

N/A

As Received(Cast)

0.20

900

Water

0.20

900

Oil

0.20

900

Air

0.45

N/A

As Received

0.45

900

Water

0.45

900

Oil

0.45

900

Air

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Expert Solution

volume fraction = ((wt%of C)/((wt%C/density of Carbon)+(wt%Fe/density Fe) ×1000


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